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An interesting video from a former CofC person
Answering the Church of Christ | 23 hours ago by Nathan
Thanks to Katherine for the heads up on this video. Thoughts? read more
Thank you for my Husband
Buzzy Bee Mom | May 12th 2008 by rojoy
I am so thankful to our God almighty for bringing Roger to my life. Roger did change me on so many ways. Not only physically because before I use to be skinny now I got some fat for cushion, hahahaha, but also mentally and spiritually. Roger to me read more
Appeals Help Baptists in Tiraspol
Net News Publisher | May 10th 2008 by Terry
After Baptists in Transdniestria refused to apply for state registration as a religious congregation, the unrecognized country’s Presidential administration backed down and is now allowing believers to hold public services anyway. The move came read more
Denominations and the “churches of Christ”
Answering the Church of Christ | May 10th 2008 by Nathan
If you are in a denomination, you are out of luck. People in hyperconservative churches of Christ say that denominations are not in the Bible, and you can’t be saved in a church that is not in the Bible. But here’s the problem… the read more
Methodists adjourn with mixed bag
Gay Christian Movement Watch | May 5th 2008 by DL Foster
Is the flame of the Methodist Church about to sputter out? The news out of Fort Worth, Texas from the general conference of the United Methodist church is not good. For almost a generation now the denomination has “debated” the inclusion read more
Is Christianity The Problem? Or Christians?
LorMarie.com | May 4th 2008 by LorMarie
It’s no secret that I happily identify myself as an “Ex-Christian.” I haven’t taken the label as far as Dan Barker, some of the members of Ex-Christian.net or De-Conversion. But freeing myself from many of my former beliefs read more
In Defense of Denominations and Denominational Churches
Christian Theology | April 30th 2008 by Neiswonger
There are many who have trouble with the idea of being part of a local church and do not want anything to do with them, and many people point to denominations as a major culprit, as if they are inherently sinful. The arguments usually start by decryi read more
What’s your advice for your denomination/church?
Gay Christian Movement Watch | April 23rd 2008 by DL Foster
Our friend Neil writes that he hopes his denomination the Methodists could learn something from the Episcopals in dealing with homosexuality, progay theology and the gcm church club who always seem to want to disrupt denominational meetings. Whi read more
My experiences in gay affirming churches
Gay Christian Movement Watch | April 17th 2008 by DL Foster
by Jonathan Edwards Rochester, NY Several weeks ago I stumbled upon your blog from a link in AFTAH’s website, and since, GCM Watch has become one of my favorite blogs. In 2004-2005 I attended services at several area “welcoming and affirm read more
Mormons walking into a trap?
Gay Christian Movement Watch | April 11th 2008 by DL Foster
I’m no defender of Mormon doctrine. Its patently false and heretical, but it seems they are about to betray some aspects of their beliefs in an effort to appease gay mormons who are seeking to change church doctrine. One News Now is reporting t read more
GCM Watch seeking former gay church members
Gay Christian Movement Watch | April 3rd 2008 by DL Foster
Gay Christian Movement Watch is seeking first hand accounts and personal narratives of several categories of individuals who have had personal experience with gay churches and organizations. First, GCM Watch is seeking testimonials of former m read more
GCM Watch seeking former members of gay churches
Gay Christian Movement Watch | March 18th 2008 by DL Foster
Gay Christian Movement Watch is seeking first hand accounts and personal narratives of several categories of individuals who have had personal experience with gay churches and organizations. First, GCM Watch is seeking testimonials of former m read more
Dallas gay priest has potty mouth
Gay Christian Movement Watch | March 18th 2008 by DL Foster
I wrote about this a while ago, but it needed to get into reading rotation here. This article was published after the initial election fallout of Bishop Katharine Jefferts-Schori. We’ve documented what gay christians say as much as we could. read more
Can a homosexual be holy?
Gay Christian Movement Watch | March 14th 2008 by DL Foster
That’s the question that Episcopal bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asks perhaps rhetorically. But then again, she truly may not know the answer. Is that a hard question to answer biblically? In this short discourse, instead of providing ans read more
Dealing with clergy sexual abuse
Gay Christian Movement Watch | March 12th 2008 by DL Foster
Pastor Harvey Burnett has explored in full detail what the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) constitution says should happen when cases of sexual malfeasance occurs within the ranks of its clergy. We discussed this pertinent to clergy sexual abuse and read more
Here’s to You, Mr. Seeker-Sensitive Mega Church Guy!
Parchment and Pen | March 12th 2008 by Michael Patton
Seeker-sensitive or not, some things are just too funny not to post. (To those who will get offended—lighten up! Take Michael Spencer’s advice and don’t take yourself so seriously because—as Chuck Swindoll says—nobody el read more
Gay pulpit pimps?
Gay Christian Movement Watch | March 7th 2008 by DL Foster
A former member of the gay denomination Metropolitan Community Church says member churches are leaving the denomination “in droves” due to MCC’s propensity to pocket “tithes” paid to the church. The man, now a UCC memb read more
Americans Spurn Church
Awaiting Rain | February 28th 2008 by Bill Huffhine
Richard Luscombe, writing in Scotsman.com, declares that "the land of Evangelicals" is losing it's Christian faith as Americans spurn "church" in an alarming exodus from mainstream denominations. In his February 26th article he states, "Americans are read more
Episcopal church on the decline
Gay Christian Movement Watch | February 25th 2008 by DL Foster
According to the Associated Press report, once large denominations are either losing members or experienced no growth in the past year. While the article did not say the decline was specifically attributed to denominational leadership support of read more
Kirbyjon Caldwell, Obama’s six degrees of homosexality
Gay Christian Movement Watch | February 23rd 2008 by DL Foster
Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell(pictured left with Bush), the black pastor of Houston’s Windsor Village UMC (ironically called ”Kingdom Builders”) decided to flex his political kingmaker muscles and endorsed Obama for President. Homosexua read more
NC COGIC hosts gay christian theologian
Gay Christian Movement Watch | February 20th 2008 by DL Foster
But you won’t believe what happened the next day! The Upper Room Church of God in Christ located in Raleigh, gets an A+ and my high commendation for this. On January 13, the church’s outspoken pastor, Dr. Patrick Wooden invited Dr. Br read more
Looking At Obama and Black Liberation Theology
WesternFront America | February 19th 2008 by Hans Gruen
Barack Obama belongs to an unabashedly Black African-centered church. Its teachings focus on a "black value" system. It has knowledgeable Americans questioning how Obama's church (Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ) and its pastor, the Reveren read more
John Piper On "How a pastor upholds good doctrine in a denominati…
The World From Our Window | February 11th 2008
“Holy homosexuals” and their stunning lie
Gay Christian Movement Watch | February 6th 2008 by DL Foster
This video would be high comedy if the people promoting it weren’t dead serious. Michael Piazza, the spiritual architect of the gay church Cathedral of Hope (now UCC) in Dallas makes the confusing pitch that since they are holy homosexuals, yo read more
COGIC takes a step in the right direction
Gay Christian Movement Watch | January 25th 2008 by DL Foster
In 2004, we were highly critical of the actions of the Church of God in Christ’s now Presiding Bishop Charles Blake. Blake hosted the openly gay religious activist Rev. Peter Gomes, allowing him to “preach” twice at West Angeles Chu read more
Church bans bishop for pro-Bible position
Gay Christian Movement Watch | January 18th 2008 by DL Foster
Last week, in retaliation for his stance against homosexuality and the ordination of a homosexual bishop, the Episcopal church ecclesiastical powers banned Bishop John-David Schofield from practicing his duties as head of the San Joaquin diocese. read more
Presbyterian congregation leaving godless denomination
Gay Christian Movement Watch | January 11th 2008 by DL Foster
The Memorial Park Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh is seeking a new home after it became clear that efforts to stay under the wing of their parent denomination was going nowhere. According to a report published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the chur read more
Carlton Pearson to compel gay denomination “forward”
Gay Christian Movement Watch | January 6th 2008 by DL Foster
Bishop Carlton Pearson, whose doctrine called the ” Gospel of Inclusion”, caused him to plummet from his former powerful position of influence within Pentecostal church circles, is slated as a speaker for a gay church conference. Pearso read more
Watertown parish departs false church; others face persecution
Gay Christian Movement Watch | January 3rd 2008 by DL Foster
Thats right, another Episcopal congregation, recognizing that the national church is beyond repair and hell bent on the forced acceptance of homosexuality after its installation of a homosexual bishop in 2003, has left. According to a story in the H read more
A house of prayer or a den of sexual thieves?
Gay Christian Movement Watch | December 30th 2007 by DL Foster
This post is to fulfill my promise to commenter Sheba who wrote: “To gcmwatch: What do you suggest we do, as Christians, who are exposed to homosexuals in the pulpit/choirs/music departments? You stated we should act, not just use ‘escapist read more
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