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Comment on Ex-Gays Afraid to Come Out for Fear of Persecution!

rossy — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:45:29 GMT

Ex-Gay = Denial
Look into your heart and ask yourself:
"If I am truly at peace with my new decision to conform to heterosexual notions, why do I feel the need to preach to others about my decision with such intense fervor?"
And lastly:
"Am I really a brainwashed gay?"

Comment on Ex-Gays Afraid to Come Out for Fear of Persecution!

Deloris — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:05:19 GMT

Hey Mr. Black!

I heard about your story on the Christian and I cried and praised the Lord (I'm actually crying now). I am letting the Lord lead me when it comes to homosexuals and he has shown me to love and be an example. Just like he says about everything else. I get discourage when I have people around me in college, the media, family and friends that are o.k. or are in the homosexual life style. Mainly, because I care about them so much, but I also let them know where I stand. If I feel this way, I cannot imagine what you must feel like, especially with all these comments on your blog alone! As you know, you are not alone in your struggle with the world. We cannot give into the flesh and/or Satan's lies! We must keep our relationship with Jesus Christ Strong!

I have told my parents about your story and we all rejoiced! Keep leaning on Jesus Christ Mr. Black! I promise I will keep praying for you, this world, our Christian family, and myself to find and keep our eyes on Jesus Christ.

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head."
Psalms 3:3

"Blessed is the man that endure temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him."
James 1:12

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
James 4:7

"And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved."
Matt 10:22

We all need each other

"Bear ye one another's burdens..."
Galatians 6:2

"The hand cannot say to the foot, 'I have no need of thee.'"
I Corin 12, 14

I truly love you!

Your Sister in Christ,
Deloris

Comment on Freedom of Speech Rally ~ Rally for Sally - April 2, 2008

Stephen Black — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:06:42 GMT

Layla: I am merely agreeing with God in His Word. He is the ONE Who will judge; and He certainly will judge. I stand for the truth of God's Word and Ways because I really do believe in and understand He is ALMIGHTY and VERY holy! I an not living for man's approval. I actually fear God and desire His approval on judgment day. We cannot make God in our image based upon our desires in this temporary life. He sits on His throne and laughs at the ridiculousness of human plans. We are merely mortals. It is shocking how many people are so Biblically Illiterate. God loves us, but that does not mean He puts up with what He has already called immoral.

If I saw someone's house on fire I wouldn't walk by and pretend it was okay, nor can I pretend that the Scriptures allow for homosexuality. It is a Biblical fact, homosexuality is clear sinful in the Scriptures. It takes only about a fifth grade education to read it in black and white. My heart goes out to those who struggle with homosexuality, as I have had my own personal struggles. I do not come at this subject matter with condemnation, on the contrary. However, I am not a compromiser or a pacifist either.

There are hundreds and thousands of people who have received help through organizations like the one I work with, www.firststone.org.

However, do I agree with you, we should find the good in others and be kind. This is what I am doing. This is why I stood with Sally Kern's right to Freedom of Speech. She is a very nice woman who I personally know. You should also think the best as well, instead of listening to everything you are told in the immoral liberal media. There are always at least two sides to every story.

Comment on Freedom of Speech Rally ~ Rally for Sally - April 2, 2008

Layla — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:32:36 GMT

Listen, It is your right to feel what you feel and it is your right to believe what you will. God gave us these gifts. However, it is NOT your right to judge and it is NOT your rightto punish. God will decide what he will, in his own good time, you just have to live a good life and love everyone. Because that IS in the bible. Love thy neighbor. I see alot of fellow so called christians talking the talk but not many who walk the walk. I try to accept everyone and seek to find the good in all. You may try it, it might make you happy.

Comment on True Justice: Halting the Push for Gay Marriage

Stephen Black — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:44:50 GMT

Hey Jennifer!

I agree with you... I think it will continue on and on...

BTW... this article I posted was written by Andy Comiskey. I merely reposted.

Comment on True Justice: Halting the Push for Gay Marriage

Jennifer Thorne — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:01:06 GMT

Hello Stephen:

I think that you are on the right track about the direction of the gay position by those who support it.

I do think that you under estimate how far they will go to push their agenda. Even if they were able to change every law to make gay marriage the same as heterosexual marriage, they will not stop intheir pusruit of silencing those of us who live by Jesus design for life. They will continue to change laws to the degree that it will be criminal for who we are and the consequence for our stand will be the death penalty. I believe this because they do not except themselves so no matter how they change the laws they will still not feel excepted, thus they will keep pushing.

Just my thoughts on this aspect of your article.

Comment on With Well Over 20 Years In Ministry ~ Thousands Have Been Helped!

rick — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:36:15 GMT

Hello again,
In revisiting your bio in more depth, I see that my theory was correct. I have met other gay men who spent part of their lives with wives and raising children. And later - they go back to being their true selves, with devastated wives left behind. True, there is a spectrum of sexual preferences, and perhaps you are bi-sexual an have an option. But you have no right to say that ALL people must be with a partner of the opposite gender. You made your choice, and others have the right to make THEIR natural choice about which gender they were BORN being attracted to. JESUS never said ANYTHING about gays - and you do know that. So what gives YOU the right? I have provided my email address as your system requests. If I am flooded with hateful emails, I will understand how honest you really are regarding my privacy - but I am NOT ashamed of the way GOD made me.

BTW, I am not a rainbow-flag waiving freak. I am a normal looking masculine man who might live next to any of your readers, or be their brothers, or co-workers, or whoever. I do not deserve to be denied the right to be in a loving, long-term relationship. I just happened to come across this site and hoped I could prevent some amount of hate and ignorance about gay people.

Comment on With Well Over 20 Years In Ministry ~ Thousands Have Been Helped!

rick — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:03:55 GMT

Hello.

I came across your website by accident. As a gay male, who had no choice in his sexual orientation - I find your hateful blog quite disturbing. People like you are the reason Christianity is not respected by many intelligent, evolved people today. Hitler and many other evil people have always hated gays. Where does JESUS say gays are bad? Leviticus does, along with eating shrimp and mixing fabrics, but I am not aware of anything in the NEW testament where homosexuals, or their love, is evil. Loving a person, as I do, in a long term relationship, is just love. Does God not love love, in any form? God IS love - and what you preach is NOT love. I never had a choice in which gender I am naturally attracted to. I do have a choice about whether I choose to love and support, and be emotionally supported by a monogamous partner - or, as you would seem to prefer for me - to be alone and lonely, or worse yet, living in a sham marriage to a woman who I cannot be physically attracted to. In reading your short bio, I have to wonder if the abuse you suffered was by a homosexual, and that because of it, you hate all gays and their right to love. Sexual abuse is of course committed by many more heterosexuals than by gays, as you already know. Why else would you spend so much time trying to deny a certain type of people the right to be in a loving relationship?? I live a life which is the pretty much the same as any straight couple who has no children. I am a normal looking, masculine architect. I am not one of the parade-leading freaks that people like you like to point to in your hateful quest. I have heterosexual couples and singles (some who are REAL Christians) who know and accept me as a human being who is in a loving, long term relationship. Why can't you, so-called Christian, do the same? You should be ashamed of yourself for the thinly disguised hate that you preach.

By the way, when I was I naive, confused teenager, I prayed to God many times that I would be "cured" and nothing happened. My mother sent me to a shrink for the same reason - no effect. A few years later, the last time I read a bible, Paul said that you should be good to your slave. That is why it was the last time. Enslaving another human being is OK, but YOU say, being attracted to the same gender is not?? Give me a break - YOU ARE A HATER! GOD IS SICKENED BY YOUR HATE. You stand apart from the LOVE which was originally taught by the Jesus. The New Testament says nothing about gays. You and your outdated/bogus ideas are hurting yourselves - and people like me. A few hundred years ago you would be able to burn me alive, or cut off my genitals, in the name of Jesus. I thank GOD, that in some ways, the world has evolved enough so you can't do that to me and my partner of the last 19 years. While you are spending your time trying to prevent people like me from being in a loving relationship - I will say a prayer for you. THAT is the type of behavior that Jesus preached.

Comment on Ex-Gays Afraid to Come Out for Fear of Persecution!

Stephen Black — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:50:06 GMT

There is an article on the First Stone Web site that addresses what you purposed here.

http://www.firststone.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=221&Itemid=14

I will be posting something soon that is filled with Scripture as well to address your concern.

Comment on Ex-Gays Afraid to Come Out for Fear of Persecution!

happy gay — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:55:04 GMT

Hi Stephen,

Let me be the first one you met who is truly devoted to Jesus and happy in homosexuality. I am sorry to hear your sad story. The fact, that you said people you minister were sad too got me thinking. It seems that those who wants to change have sad experiences (abuse or been hurt in the past).Then, what about people who are actually happy to be gay. Would you accept them as who they are?

Obviously, your story and my story is different. But, would you not agree that everyone has their own calling in their life. We are given different gifts. And, I am happy that you found His Grace by being ex-gay. I respected your decision and I hope you will do the same to me.

Why are you putting everyone in the same box? Isn't this being judgemental? If I am gay, does it mean that I am being mean to you? I believe I am not.

I think sometimes we are so obsessed with being righteous that we forgot the most important commandment that Jesus taught. To Love God with all thy heart, soul and mind and To love thy neighbour as themselves. I believe that if we based our faith on these commandment we will reap the fruit of Spirit : gentle, loving, patient, self controlled etc.

And, I am not so sure about the way you are condemning Wayne as cruel and mean spirited. I am not saying this because I am on his side. I don't know who he is. I am just following the scriptures. Who are we to judge? Matthew 7:1 (Do not judge, or you too will be judged).

May God's loving Grace be with us always. Amen