A group that “fights religious and political oppression of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders” is apparently trying to infiltrate questionable churches…like Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church.
The son of evangelical Tammy Faye Bakker Messner will spend his first Mother’s Day weekend since her death in Houston, waiting to hear from Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen.
Jay Bakker, a high-profile supporter of Soulforce – a group that fights religious and political oppression of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders – wants Osteen to join the nontraditional families at a picnic Saturday and welcome them to church on Sunday.
As the tattooed and pierced Bakker spoke at a Soulforce news conference Wednesday, it was clear his mother was in his thoughts. Though she died of cancer last July, she remains a near-legend in the LGBT community.
“I want to celebrate my mother’s life,” said Bakker, pastor of Revolution New York City, “and help spread the message she lived and preached. We need to stop thinking of ourselves as ‘us’ and ‘them.’ We hope the families of Lakewood Church will open their hearts and minds to us and sit down and have a conversation and share a meal. … Let’s put our differences aside and share the love and hope of Christ.”
Osteen has been largely silent on LGBT issues.
But for Bakker, “That’s as destructive as speaking out against the LGBT community.”
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I can’t even give this group the time of day. They have a document on their Web site in which they totally refuse to acknowledge what the Holy Scriptures say about same-sex sexual activity — GOD doesn’t look upon it favorably. Instead of making the scriptures about homosexual behavior, plain and simple, they instead choose to make the scriptures about Leviticus priests and the ‘unusual’ sexual behavior of the Romans. Oh, and gang rape, as was partly the crime of the Sodomites.
Romans 1:24-32Romans 1:24-32
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24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. more: or, rather
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; to retain: or, to acknowledge a reprobate...: or, a mind void of judgment or, an unapproving mind
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: without natural...: or unsociable
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. have...: or, consent with
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24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
Would GOD condemn one group of people for doing something HE finds “unclean,” “vile,” “shameful” and “debased” and totally ignore everyone else who do these things which are contrary to HIS Word? The Creator counts these homosexual acts as unrighteousness, which means homosexuality is a sin. Unrepentant sinners will find their place with “…the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Revelation 21:7-9Revelation 21:7-9
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7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. all things: or, these things
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
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Those who practice homosexuality and those who have such feelings are not worthless or mistakes or worth any less than others. We are all GOD’s creation and we are all born with the stain of sin. Homosexuality is a sin, according to the Word of GOD. There is no distinction between sins and those who commit them. And …the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23Romans 6:23
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23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Wow. I really found this one hard to believe. Yes, Mr. Osteen’s preaching is a bit off (you know, I don’t hear him mention salvation through Jesus Christ or anything about living a clean, holy life to be acceptable to GOD ALMIGHTY), but I would never think to pair he or his wife, Victoria Osteen, with violence. That’s what a Continental Airlines flight attendant is alleging, however. Please read to see how much this flight attendant is suing for and the list of things she apparently suffered due to the incident (boy, oh boy…).
I think anyone who has been paying attention to Oprah Winfrey’s ’shift’ into the New Age gospel/delusion knows why she might have left the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s church (who of course is now Sen. Barack Obama’s 
