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Last month, against a huge backlash from the GLBT lobby, I supported the right of Iris Robinson, wife of the First Minister of Northern Ireland to make certain remarks about homosexuality. At the time I wrote the following:
This is the problem that is now facing Christians. If we continue to hold to our antiquated views, [...]
Continue reading about Iris Robinson says one thing too far…
This afternoon, Susan Russell preached at that Eucharist and used the following line:
In John 8:32, Jesus promised that “the truth will set you free.
You really do just hand this to us on a plate don’t you Suse? Go back one verse (John 8:31) and Jesus says this:
"If you hold to my teaching, you are really [...]
Now most regular readers of this website know that I’m not overly socially liberal in the slightest and that I believe that God has designed us to relate sexually within marriage of a man and a woman and that any other sexual relationship is sinful. I link to websites that share the same view and [...]

