LGBT Activists and Enslavers
Jonathan Merritt is a Christian writer and blogger who struggles with same sex attraction. He wants to be free of it.
He falls sometimes. That’s the Christian life (Romans 7:14-25). We all struggle in various ways with various sins and we all fail.
How sad that “gay” activists, self-proclaimed prophets of “liberation” and tolerance, play the role of the enslaver. Jonathan Merritt wants to be free but his freedom would undermine a major tenet of LGBT dogma: “once gay always gay”. So they’ll do everything they can to destroy him, mock his weaknesses, lure him back toward his chains. Sick, sick people. Ed Stetzer interviews Jonathan Merritt about the controversy here:
Recently, after Jonathan, in a piece written for The Atlantic , defended Chick-fil-A against a potential boycott by gay activists, a “gay, former-evangelical” blogger claimed he had evidence Jonathan himself was gay. In the parlance the effort was to “out him.” Merritt’s defense of Chick-fil-A had already exploded in the LGBT blogosphere, but this enflamed the issue as many sought to discredit Jonathan after he dared to defend Chick-fil-A.
Jonathan’s views have been clear—he considers homosexual practice as sin and is not in favor of redefining marriage (about half of America agrees, btw). Such views make you a target today, regardless of your personal situation.
“Outing,” in case you do not know, is the practice of revealing that a certain person is gay without his or her consent, is not an unheard of occurrence though it is not always looked on favorably within the LGBT community. My heart grieves to see such low integrity, particularly when done by a person who claims the title “Christian”—and I am deeply disappointed with a few “Christians” in the blogosphere, who, since they disagreed with Jonathan in the past, seized the moment. Sad.
Yes, Jonathan Merritt is a public figure who lives in the intersection of church and culture, and is accustomed to cars coming from both directions—which appears to be the case now. In the past I have used my blog as a way for leaders to address blogosphere issues (see this interview with Rick Warren, for example) I want to do the same today.
So, I asked Jonathan if he would take a few questions and respond to this situation for himself. He has agreed, and I welcome him to the blog today…more
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What inspiring interview responses by Jonathan Merritt! He responds to ugly words with honesty, humility and graciousness. May God bless him on his journey to serve Christ faithfully in the midst of his struggles.
[1] Posted by cityonahill on 7-27-2012 at 01:23 PM · [top]
I add my prayers. We are all broken in some way. As Christians we know well the truth of Romans 3:22-24 “For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ...”
[2] Posted by Br. Michael on 7-27-2012 at 01:42 PM · [top]
ACTUALLY - the LBGTPQXYX activists are the slaves - slaves to their own feelings and passions.
It is Jonathan Merritt who is the free man.
Whom Christ sets free is free indeed. While Jonathan Merritt may fall, but he knows he is not ‘gay’ and his identity has been made real and secure in His True Father, through Jesus Christ. When we fall, there is a Heavenly Hand to pick us up, heal our wounds and restore us.
Jesus is able to save us to the uttermost. Hebrews 7:25
You go - Jonathan Merritt!!! Thanks be to GOD for His indelible work in you.
[3] Posted by St. Nikao on 7-27-2012 at 04:59 PM · [top]
The irony isn’t lost on me that many lesbians, like Katy Rags are so rabidly pro-abort which is based on the “right to privacy.” But when it fits their needs, they’d gladly “out” anyone who gets in their way.
So much for privacy.
This combined with the whole outrageous Chick-fil-a flap shows just how frightening and totalitarian the left is.
[4] Posted by Bill2 on 7-27-2012 at 07:46 PM · [top]
Many, many years ago, I remember looking at a pro-gay “Baptist” tract (really - boggles the mind…). This tract emphasized the view that if you had same sex attractions, you weren’t sick or going to hell and you were an okay Christian just as you were.
Then it hit me. You weren’t “sick” or “sinful” so long as you agreed with their position. However, in the pro-gay Christian view, if you were someone with same sex attractions who happened to agree with Paul, Moses, Jesus, and the Father about sexual sin, then you would be sick and/or beset with the “sin” of homophobia.
The activist preaches love so long as you agree with him. But if not, look out.
[5] Posted by Reformed Wanderer on 7-27-2012 at 08:30 PM · [top]
Thank you for writing this Mr. Merritt, some people may identify you as otherwise but I would identify you as a true Christian.
Most people would rather deal with their friends and associates as individuals, as neighbors, Christians, business associates and etc. without regard to their so called sexual identity but GLBT activists are making this impossible and now they are claiming churches, organizations and persons, who never intended it, “as their own“. The fact that GLBT activists would punish people who they consider GLBT by “outing them” speaks for itself.
Too many young people have gone out as innocents and allowed the GLBT cult to identify them as one of their own simply because they might have made a mistake or worse have been molested by an adult at a crucial time in their development. I hope that young people will see Jonathan Merritt as a role model and hope that other Christians like him will provide more Biblical understanding to young people in the future.
[6] Posted by Betty See on 7-28-2012 at 02:04 PM · [top]
He is a brave man and deserves our prayers and support.
A former bishop of London and Archbishop of York, David Hope, was villified by the LGBT lobby in 1995. He struggled with same-sex attraction, but was determined to do what was right. For that, they poured their hatred and scorn on him.
Men and women like Jonathan Merrit and David Hope are an inspiration to us all, as we each struggle with sin of one kind or another.
[7] Posted by MichaelA on 7-29-2012 at 01:41 AM · [top]
Amen!
One thing I’ve found over the years is that the evangelical church frequently doesn’t support those who strumble and fall in matters of sexuality, whether homosexual or heterosexual. Too often they instead engage in finger-pointing and judgment. The church needs to find a way to uphold the standards of Scripture while providing restoration for the fallen sinner who has repented.
[8] Posted by the virginian on 7-29-2012 at 03:31 PM · [top]
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