Comments on: Gay Pride : WWJD ?

By: Jessica De Leon

Jessica De Leon — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:36:33 +0000

This is the first post of yours that I have ever read (I found you via the link on Lori’s site) and I must say that this is an extremely powerful and more importantly beautiful piece of writing.

I love how you put everything together so well and intertwined your ideas with biblical passages. Thank you for such a wonderful and uplifting post, I will be sharing this one for sure.

Jessica

By: Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:33:36 +0000

DaveMan,
I sent a response to your gmail account. Hope you got it.

Steve

By: DaveMan

DaveMan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:12:51 +0000

Awesome, Thank you, I have posted it at:

http://friendsofpride.net/?page_id=23

if you would kindly confirm for us, that you approve it in context, my bosses would be very happy, additionally we are curious if we need any special permissions do distribute other writings of yours, or you RSS blog feeds.

Thanks,

Gratefully Yours,

DaveMan
http://www.friendsofPride.net

By: Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:51:46 +0000

DaveMan,
Thanks for touching bases. Yes, feel free to reprint the note. It would be my honor. I loved the image of the cross on your website with the statement about Jesus’ love for all.
Grace and peace,
Steve Schmidt

By: DaveMan

DaveMan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:14:24 +0000

This has been so profoundly influential to a group of us that we will be in the Orlando Pride with Jesus on our float. Could we have your permission to reprint this on our website with props back to you ?

Thanks

http://www.friendsofpride.net

By: Jayhuck

Jayhuck — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:27:26 +0000

Perhaps you were clear and I wasn’t paying close enough attention to what you were saying. Regardless, Thank You!

By: Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:23:36 +0000

Jayhuck,
Your feelings are correct. And I -am- saying that.

You were probably reading a ton of blogs that day in the SyncroBlog event, so you may have missed that finer point. On two or three differenct occasions I mention “Christians, straight and gay”, and then lastly talk about believers already there, how Jesus would join them. The whole point of my piece was to discuss the ambivolence many believers feel in going to these kinds of events (regardless of sexual preference), and to point out that Jesus would have no such qualms.

There is only one critieria for being a Christian: placing your faith in Jesus Christ. And you’re correct; one’s reasons for going to or participating in Gay Pride events don’t have to be purely evangelistic.

Sorry I wasn’t clear enough.
Steve

By: Jayhuck

Jayhuck — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:31:47 +0000

Or perhaps Jesus would go to a gay pride parade and realize there are already fishers of men in the crowd!

It bothers me just a bit when people assume that Jesus would go there to win over converts because there are no Christians there. This sounds a little like gay Christians don’t count, or because they believe differently, they aren’t right.

If we are going to get anywhere with this blog, we have to respect the other person’s beliefs – and acknowledge that there are good Christians on both sides of this issue.

By: Wende

Wende — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:08:23 +0000

What a wonderful image – Jesus setting up a booth in the middle of the festivities and calling out to all those who need to know they are valued, they are loved. He absolutely would be there, and as I read your post I wondered, if Jesus was starting his ministry today, might he go to a Gay Pride event and call some participant to follow him and become a fisher of men? Interesting idea.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:42:22 +0000

I just wanted to remark about the tee shirt Kathy B wore. What a wonderful idea! There are a lot of Christians that realize the damage that has been done and is being done by Christians. These people (and those who agreed with your article, Steve, should get themselves a shirt like that to wear at the celebrations. What a great testimony without being offensive!