(CBN) – The Michigan diocese of the Episcopal Church has its first female and openly lesbian bishop. Rev. Bonnie A. Perry was ordained Saturday during a ceremony in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn. Perry, who was elected in June, said in a news conference that “if you look at scripture, Jesus said absolutely nothing about homosexuality and over and over again, we see Jesus always with people who were perceived by other folks to be on the margin, to be outsiders or less than or not worthy.”
The first portion of her comments violates what orthodox Christianity and Judaism have taught for thousands of years. “Revisionist gay theology violates God’s intentional design for gender and sexuality,” Focus on the Family explains. “Revisionist theology places human feelings and desires above biblical truth, leading people to believe lies. Often those having a personal interest in the promotion of gay revisionist theology twist the plain teaching of Scripture to support and justify their behavior.” “The argument that Jesus said nothing about homosexuality in the gospels is misleading and illogical for at least five reasons,” the Christian organization explains. READ MORE
