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�Jesus was gay�! Church sparks outrage with claim son of God �sh
ould come out�
By: lastdayschristians Date: December 18, 2012, 2:11 am
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It is the season of glad tidings and forgiveness. But many
Christians living in Auckland, New Zealand, are struggling to
find goodwill in their hearts for the latest in a series of
controversial billboards coming out from the Church of St
Matthew in the City. �It�s Christmas. Time for Jesus to come
out�, the sign proclaims, with an image of baby Jesus as a
toddler in a manger, surrounded by a rainbow halo. The billboard
was put up by the Reverend Glynn Cardy, who said it was meant to
�lift� the humanity of Jesus. But it is likely to face the same
fate as last year�s controversial poster � torn down by angry
locals. The Rev�s message, while presented in a controversial
manner, is to ask if it would change anything for the faithful
if Jesus had been gay.
He points out that there is no indication about Jesus�s
sexuality: �The fact is we don�t know what his sexual
orientation was.� This isn�t the first time the church has
erected a controversial billboard. Last year the church erected
one showing the Virgin Mary looking shocked at the results of a
pregnancy test. However it did not last long, after an angry
protestor tore it down. But Cardy did not mind, especially as
the image had already gone viral, seen by millions of people. He
said: �In the internet age though the image will be out there
forever. They can do what they want to it.� On this year�s
billboard, Rev Cardy said that, as homosexuality was not a word
until the 1800s, any mention of it in the Bible or other
documents would have mistranslations. Fellow Reverend Clay
Nelson said the billboard tries to humanise Jesus by getting
people to think about the challenges he would have had growing
up. He added: �Some scholars have tried to make the case that he
might have been gay. �But it is all conjecture. Maybe gay, maybe
not. Does it matter? �There is almost nothing in the record of
his teachings about sexuality while there is plenty about the
perils of being rich. Certainly he always supported the
marginalised in society.� It is not the first time billboards
have caused an outrage. In the UK, the gay lobby group
Stonewall�s bus poster campaign stating �Some people are gay.
Get over it� has raised debates over how far advertising should
push a viewpoint. It has led to some controversy, including one
Christian bus driver from Rotherham who left a bus-full of angry
passengers waiting as he would not drive a bus with the banner
on the side. Earlier this year, London Mayor Boris Johnson
blocked a Christian group from running a �Not gay and proud: Get
over it� campaign on London buses.
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Re: �Jesus was gay�! Church sparks outrage with claim son of God
�should come out�
By: lastdayschristians Date: December 18, 2012, 2:23 am
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I plead for the mercy of the Lord upon these ones
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