I hate to say it, but some Evangelicals are wimps, and Giglio is one of the
most wimpish.
Here was a golden opportunity to "fight the good fight," to stand up for
principle,
and to uphold the message of the Bible. Instead, with the excuse that he
now spends all his time focusing on Jesus ( who strongly condemned
homosexuality ), Giglio retreats in self-imposed defeat.
This is absurd.
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Billy
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Louie Giglio pulls out of inaugural over anti-gay comments
Natalie Jennings ("The Washington Post," January 10, 2013)
An evangelical pastor from Atlanta announced Thursday that he would not
give the benediction at President Obama’s swearing-in ceremony after a sermon
he gave on homosexuality in the mid-1990s resurfaced earlier this week.
In that sermon, the Rev. Louie Giglio called for Christians to “firmly
respond to the aggressive agenda” of some in the gay community. Think Progress,
which uncovered the sermon, has a transcript of the most inflammatory
passages. Giglio released a statement on his withdrawal from the inauguration
program:
Due to a message of mine that has surfaced from 15-20 years ago, it is
likely that my participation, and the prayer I would offer, will be dwarfed by
those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration.
Clearly, speaking on this issue has not been in the range of my priorities in
the past fifteen years. Instead, my aim has been to call people to ultimate
significance as we make much of Jesus Christ.
Neither I, nor our team, feel it best serves the core message and goals we
are seeking to accomplish to be in a fight on an issue not of our choosing,
thus I respectfully withdraw my acceptance of the President’s invitation…
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced earlier this week that
Giglio was selected, along with Myrlie Evers-Williams, to pray at the
inaugural.
A PIC spokeswoman told Think Progress they were not aware of Giglio’s past
statements when they selected him.
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