What a true tragedy indeed! Once the loathsome disease of
compromise begins to take root, it seems to spread quickly,
very much like an uncontrollable cancer. In July of that same
year the Associated Press news agency published the following
reports regarding ongoing discussions within the Episcopalian
church. Sadly, rather than fully reject the ungodly demands
of the gay and lesbian community, the Episcopalians embraced
a sickening, look-the-other-way compromise, as you can see
here:

----- Begin Quotes -----

Episcopalians mull couples' rites

DENVER (AP) - Episcopalians disappointed that church
policy hasn't fully embraced same-sex unions may end up
with the next best thing: A rite for people in monogamous,
committed relationships. Officials meeting at the
Episcopal General Convention were to consider a
proposition Tuesday that would develop rites for Episcopal
couples - both homosexual and heterosexual. Acceptance of
homosexuals in all aspects of the church is one of the
biggest issues at the 10-day convention. There was
speculation that the 1,000 delegates might try to avoid
conflict by sticking with the status quo: tacit approval
of dioceses that bless same-sex unions. But a committee
shelved that plan and proposed developing rites for those
in monogamous and committed relationships. The plan would
have to pass the 824-member House of Deputies and the
300-member House of Bishops.

Episcopalians nix gay rites

DENVER (AP) - Episcopal bishops argued vigorously for
ceremonial rites for same-sex unions Wednesday, a day
after the provision was narrowly rejected by clergy and
lay delegates at the church's national convention. The
church's House of Deputies, fearing such a bold step would
divide the church, rejected a provision Tuesday to add
rites for all unmarried couples, however it approved
provisions calling on the church to support unmarried
couples in monogamous relationships. While the measure
doesn't mention homosexuals, it is seen as a response to a
push for the church to bless their relationships. The
resolution also acknowledges that individual dioceses will
continue to bless same-sex unions without churchwide
sanction. Several bishops said Wednesday that is not good
enough.

----- End Of Quotes -----

The previous news reports were published nine years ago. It
is indeed sad that today, the situation within the Episcopal
Church is much, much worse. In fact, if you've been following
the news, you will already know that a serious schism has now
split the Episcopal Church USA from its parent organization;
that is, the Anglican Communion, or Church of England, which
is currently headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most
Reverend Rowan Williams. A December 2008 Yahoo news article
discussed the long-foreseen split, as we see here:

----- Begin Quote -----

Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church

Yahoo News

December 3, 2008

WHEATON, Ill. Ð Theological conservatives upset by the
liberal views of the Episcopal Church are forming a rival
denomination.

The new Anglican Church in North America will include four
Episcopal dioceses that recently split from the U.S. church,
along with breakaway Anglican parishes from Canada.

The announcement Wednesday in Wheaton, Illinois, comes after
decades of debate over what Episcopalians should believe
about issues ranging from salvation to sexuality. Tensions
erupted in 2003 when Episcopalians consecrated the first
openly gay bishop.

The world Anglican Communion is a fellowship of churches with
roots in the Church of England. The Episcopal Church is the
Anglican body in the United States. But the new North
American church says it represents true Anglican beliefs.

----- End Quote -----

The previous news article is referring to V. Gene Robinson,
who is an openly gay man in a long-term relationship, who in
2003, was ordained the bishop of New Hampshire. While these
news reports concentrate on the sick compromise which is now
occurring within the American Christian church, please note
that gay and lesbian militants have in fact been advancing
their agenda worldwide for many years now. This is not just
an American phenomenon. For example, also in July of 2,000,
the Associated Press reported the following development
occurring in Norway:

----- Begin Quote -----

Norway Approves Gay Clergyman

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norway's minister of churches has
upheld the appointment of an openly gay clergyman - a
precedent-setting ruling that defies the state Lutheran
church's religious guidelines. Minister of Churches and
Education Trond Giske announced Thursday that he had hired
Jens Torstein Olsen. The decision makes Olsen the first
clergyman hired to preach in the Church of Norway while
openly living in a homosexual relationship. The appoint-
ment has caused furious debate that some fear could split
the church. Gay marriages are legal in Norway, with all the
rights of heterosexual marriages except church weddings and
the right to adopt.

----- End Of Quote -----

There should be absolutely no doubt then, that the gay and
lesbian community has carved deep inroads into organized
religion; not only in the United States of America, but in a
number of other countries as well; and it is clear they have
no intentions of stopping there. In fact, sadly, since 2000,
gay "marriage" has become legal in the Netherlands, Belgium,
Spain, Canada, South Africa and Norway; and next month it's
due to become legal in Sweden. Furthermore, the nations of
Israel and France, and the state of New York, USA, recognize
gay "marriages" that are conducted abroad. Also of note is
that gay "marriages" which are performed in the Netherlands
are also recognized as legal in Aruba and the Netherlands
Antilles.

The previous evidence makes it rather clear that these gay
and lesbian militants are not happy with just living their
own delusion and lives of sin as they claim; it is in fact
their ultimate goal to convince the rest of the world that
their lifestyle is normal and acceptable behavior. They want
to convince the rest of us that, contrary to what the Word
of God clearly tells us, sin is no longer a sin. They want
everyone to embrace them as normal people, who are just like
the rest of us, but are they? While we have now taken a look
at the religious angle of their agenda, you are undoubtedly
aware of the fact that there are other techniques which the
gay and lesbian community is employing, in order to achieve
their goals. Let us discuss some of them.

In addition to coercing the religious establishment into
accepting their ungodly lifestyle, another obvious part of
their program is to gain influence with certain sympathizers
within political parties and institutions, with the ultimate
goal being to convince them to modernize and amend certain
laws of the United States of America so that homosexuals and
lesbians are not only protected by law, but are also granted
certain rights and privileges which, until recently, were
only bestowed upon heterosexual, (or male-female), marriage
relationships. Aside from gaining political ground, just as
they have been doing in the religious arena, their intention
seems to be to envelop these unnatural relationships in an
aura of decency, normalcy and respectability; and gaining a
legal status will do exactly that. If you doubt it, just
continue reading.

As more and more misguided priests and politicians begin to
bestow their blessings upon these ungodly relationships, more
and more people will likewise begin to view gay and lesbian
unions as a normal part of American life. In fact as you may
already know, it has already begun to happen; particularly
with the more liberal-minded younger generation. As a result
of this aggressive push by the gay and lesbian community, the
belief that homosexual, (gay and lesbian), relationships are
sinful has already begun to slip into the past; and that is
exactly what they want to happen. They want to replace God's
Standards, with man's standards. They want people to believe
that their sin is no longer sin.

As most of my readers will know by now, the gay and lesbian
community gained a great victory in this area on April 26,
2000, when Howard Dean, the misguided governor of the state
of Vermont, signed into law, a bill which created a legal
status for gay and lesbian unions, known as "civil unions",
which bestows upon them many of the same rights which are
enjoyed by normal, married, heterosexual couples. Following
is a news article from the Associated Press from that time,
which contains the details regarding this historical law:



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