For those of you whom don't go to the Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, allow me to introduce you to the preacher of that church, Ron Baity.
In light of a federal judge striking down the ban on gay marriage in North Carolina, Mr. Baity said the following during a sermon of his this past Sunday:
"If you think for one skinny minute, God is going to stand idly by and allow this to go forward without repercussions, you better back up and rethink this situation. I want you to understand, that is raw, pure blasphemy."
He added this:
"My friend, we are meriting, we are bringing the judgment of God on this nation as sure as Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed, don't be surprised at the plagues. Don't be surprised at the judgment of God. You think Ebola is bad now, just wait. If it's not that, it's going to be something else. My friends, I want you to understand, you can't thumb your nose at God, and God turn his head away without getting your attention."
It really amazes me that so many people think like Ron Baity do, and believe that homosexuals are to blame for just about everything.
AIDS? It's the gays' fault.
Divorces? That's their fault too.
Tornadoes? Yup, that's their fault as well.
Hurricanes? Definitely the gays.
Ebola? Of course it's the gays.
It's really getting to be quite ridiculous. While I haven't gone to church for some time (largely due to the widespread inclusion of politics in sermons), last I heard, that fella Christians worship - Mr. Jesus - appeared to be a bigger hippy than The Dude. He apparently loved everyone so much that he sacrificed himself for the sins of mankind so that we can one day live in an afterlife paradise known as heaven. But, instead of focusing sermons on this "savior's" alleged words, accepting and loving people regardless of who they are, doing good deeds in the community - especially for those least fortunate, etc., we must instead focus our attention on God being so angry at homosexuality becoming accepted, that the world is going to end.
Do Mr. Baity and his ilk realize how ridiculous that sounds? Allow me to try and show them. Here's my condensed and exaggerated sermon on the matter:
"The world is big. It's so big, we can hardly even imagine it. We can only see little bits and pieces at a time and may never see it all, it's so massive. God created all of this in 6 days - literally! He started on a Monday at 6 am Eastern Standard Time, and when 6 am rolled around on Sunday, he said, 'Well, that about does it.' It just took him 6 days to create all that's before us! Think about how amazing that is! It sometimes takes me 6 days to clean my house! Then his son, but not by fornication or anything, so not biologically speaking, but his son - the boy Mary and Joseph had together, so I guess it would be their son, oh, and they never had sex either to produce this son, but anyway... Where was I? Okay, so this son birthed by a virgin by the name of Mary was named Jesus, and besides the fact he didn't come about via sperm and eggs, there was always something special about that boy. You see, he was perfect. That's right; even though it's slightly subjective on what constitutes as a sin, Jesus never committed any! Fact! There then came a time when Jesus was so saddened by the sins of everyone else, and because he loved everyone so much, he decided to sacrifice himself on a cross in order to save all of us from our own sins. This way, so long as we believe in and worship him, we'll join him in a paradise known as heaven after we leave this life. So, yes, we've got that going for us, which is nice. But, don't be fooled, ladies and gentlemen! The devil is very much alive and present in all corners of this world, and he will continually try to tempt you to join him in evil, sinful behaviors, which could ultimately doom you to the fiery pits known as hell! Oh, by the way, after Jesus died, he rose from the dead three days later. Anyway, where was I again? Ah, yes, the devil, hell, and all of that stuff. As I was saying, the devil is all around us and will continually try to take us over to the dark side, far, far away from JC. So, I ask all of you to accept Jesus in your hearts right now, believe in him, worship him, so you will be saved, because we don't have much longer on this earth, I'm afraid. The end of times is near! How do I know this? The Ebola outbreak in Africa? No. The seemingly constant wars in the Middle East? No again. Major storms all across the globe? No yet again. Violence seeming to be epidemic anymore? Not hardly. No, for as awful as those things are, the world is going to soon end because the likes of Lance Bass, George Michael, and Ricky Martin will be able to marry each other in this country! God may have created the world in 6 days, may have been very proud of his masterpiece upon completion, and while he hasn't destroyed it due to all the wars, murders, rapes, abuses, and the like, you can sure as heck believe he'll destroy it when two dudes can legally say 'I do' to one another all across this once great nation. When two dudes can legally say 'I do' to one another, just say 'I do' to Jesus, because he'll be coming for us all soon. Amen."
Nope, that's not crazy at all...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/ron-baity-ebola-gay-marriage_n_5987210.html
In light of a federal judge striking down the ban on gay marriage in North Carolina, Mr. Baity said the following during a sermon of his this past Sunday:
"If you think for one skinny minute, God is going to stand idly by and allow this to go forward without repercussions, you better back up and rethink this situation. I want you to understand, that is raw, pure blasphemy."
He added this:
"My friend, we are meriting, we are bringing the judgment of God on this nation as sure as Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed, don't be surprised at the plagues. Don't be surprised at the judgment of God. You think Ebola is bad now, just wait. If it's not that, it's going to be something else. My friends, I want you to understand, you can't thumb your nose at God, and God turn his head away without getting your attention."
It really amazes me that so many people think like Ron Baity do, and believe that homosexuals are to blame for just about everything.
AIDS? It's the gays' fault.
Divorces? That's their fault too.
Tornadoes? Yup, that's their fault as well.
Hurricanes? Definitely the gays.
Ebola? Of course it's the gays.
It's really getting to be quite ridiculous. While I haven't gone to church for some time (largely due to the widespread inclusion of politics in sermons), last I heard, that fella Christians worship - Mr. Jesus - appeared to be a bigger hippy than The Dude. He apparently loved everyone so much that he sacrificed himself for the sins of mankind so that we can one day live in an afterlife paradise known as heaven. But, instead of focusing sermons on this "savior's" alleged words, accepting and loving people regardless of who they are, doing good deeds in the community - especially for those least fortunate, etc., we must instead focus our attention on God being so angry at homosexuality becoming accepted, that the world is going to end.
Do Mr. Baity and his ilk realize how ridiculous that sounds? Allow me to try and show them. Here's my condensed and exaggerated sermon on the matter:
"The world is big. It's so big, we can hardly even imagine it. We can only see little bits and pieces at a time and may never see it all, it's so massive. God created all of this in 6 days - literally! He started on a Monday at 6 am Eastern Standard Time, and when 6 am rolled around on Sunday, he said, 'Well, that about does it.' It just took him 6 days to create all that's before us! Think about how amazing that is! It sometimes takes me 6 days to clean my house! Then his son, but not by fornication or anything, so not biologically speaking, but his son - the boy Mary and Joseph had together, so I guess it would be their son, oh, and they never had sex either to produce this son, but anyway... Where was I? Okay, so this son birthed by a virgin by the name of Mary was named Jesus, and besides the fact he didn't come about via sperm and eggs, there was always something special about that boy. You see, he was perfect. That's right; even though it's slightly subjective on what constitutes as a sin, Jesus never committed any! Fact! There then came a time when Jesus was so saddened by the sins of everyone else, and because he loved everyone so much, he decided to sacrifice himself on a cross in order to save all of us from our own sins. This way, so long as we believe in and worship him, we'll join him in a paradise known as heaven after we leave this life. So, yes, we've got that going for us, which is nice. But, don't be fooled, ladies and gentlemen! The devil is very much alive and present in all corners of this world, and he will continually try to tempt you to join him in evil, sinful behaviors, which could ultimately doom you to the fiery pits known as hell! Oh, by the way, after Jesus died, he rose from the dead three days later. Anyway, where was I again? Ah, yes, the devil, hell, and all of that stuff. As I was saying, the devil is all around us and will continually try to take us over to the dark side, far, far away from JC. So, I ask all of you to accept Jesus in your hearts right now, believe in him, worship him, so you will be saved, because we don't have much longer on this earth, I'm afraid. The end of times is near! How do I know this? The Ebola outbreak in Africa? No. The seemingly constant wars in the Middle East? No again. Major storms all across the globe? No yet again. Violence seeming to be epidemic anymore? Not hardly. No, for as awful as those things are, the world is going to soon end because the likes of Lance Bass, George Michael, and Ricky Martin will be able to marry each other in this country! God may have created the world in 6 days, may have been very proud of his masterpiece upon completion, and while he hasn't destroyed it due to all the wars, murders, rapes, abuses, and the like, you can sure as heck believe he'll destroy it when two dudes can legally say 'I do' to one another all across this once great nation. When two dudes can legally say 'I do' to one another, just say 'I do' to Jesus, because he'll be coming for us all soon. Amen."
Nope, that's not crazy at all...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/14/ron-baity-ebola-gay-marriage_n_5987210.html
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