Last Friday, April 23, Jennifer Knapp was on Larry King Live to discuss her recent coming out. She was joined by Ted Haggard and Bob Botsford, Pastor at Horizon Christian Fellowship in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. There was discussion concerning homosexuality, the inerrancy of scripture and the role of the local church. This is a very interesting conversation, is homosexuality a choice? What is the correct interpretation of the scriptures on these matters? While I probably disagree with Ms. Knapp, Pastor Botsford wasn’t very helpful. At one point even saying, “God changed his mind about shellfish, not homosexuality.” Haggard walked the line between the two, ultimately maintaining that this something that needs to be worked out between Jennifer and her local church.
Knapp was persistent in claiming that pastors had no right to criticize her or use her in sermons. She said this is something that should be dealt with on her journey, with her faith community. Anyone who missed it should check out CNN or hulu and let us know what you think.
Dr. Albert Mohler – ”Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What If You Could Do Something About It?”
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I am currently reading Roger Olson’s book Reformed and Always Reforming: The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology. In his introduction he says that much of “conservative evangelicalism has more in common with its fundamentalists forefathers than it often realizes. He marks this with ten obervservations.
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