Blasphemy Knows NO Bounds!

Exiting pastor saddles church with odd worship leader...

As a Christian of many years, I have often thought I've seen just about everything under the sun.  When you think that you've seen and heard it all, the truth of the matter is, you haven't!  To my dismay there is no depth to where the devil and his servants won't go to blaspheme the Lord.

From Lark News:  FRESNO — After repeated conflicts with his church board about the direction of Family Life Center, pastor Dave Chandler decided to leave the church. But on his way out he used a little-known clause in the bylaws to singlehandedly hire a new worship leader: Bill MacNerny who specializes in “alien folk music” and “tunes for chickens and other intelligent beings.” MacNerny was last employed as a street performer in Key West, Fla., and has made several albums of himself playing the ukelele and making barnyard sounds.

“We’re in a true bind,” says board member Jeff Garrety. “We couldn’t believe when this bozo showed up to lead worship.”

The quirk in the bylaws gave Chandler sole authority to hire and fire the worship leader and to define contract terms. The contract includes a severability clause of $150,000 if MacNerny is fired before two years. It also specifies that he must lead worship on Sunday mornings and any other time the church meets. Lawyers informed the board that the contract is legitimate and must be respected.

New ‘Preachers of L.A.’ Reality Show to Feature Lavish Lives of Megachurch Prosperity Preachers

In the long line of apostate braggarts, this bunch are actually creating a reality show to exploit their sinful lifestyles, and broadcast for the world to see.

Christian News Network's Heather Clark reports:
"A new reality show set to air this fall on the Oxygen Network will put on display the lives of six Los Angeles area megachurch ministers, many of whom live large as prosperity preachers.

Preachers of L.A. was recently announced by the network, which also released a trailer that provides a sneak peak into the broadcast.

“Known for their fiery sermons, community outreach and passionate followings, pastors have become iconic, beloved, and sometimes polarizing figures in modern culture,” Oxygen stated. “Yet, few people have access to these larger-than-life men away from the pulpit. Until now.”

The network advised that the reality show will provide a look at the “human side” of the men, one of whom admits to having a baby with his girlfriend following his divorce from his wife.

Pat Robertson on Sex Change Operations: ‘I Don’t Think There’s Any Sin Associated With That’

 

Pat Robertson makes the headlines again with controversial statements about sex change. According to Robertson, he doesn't see having a sex change as a sin against God.

Christian News Network
by Heather Clark

"Sunday broadcast of the 700 Club, Pat Robertson shocked a number of viewers in responding to a question about those who decide to have sex change operations.

Robertson’s comments made were during the Q&A segment of the broadcast, as he was fielded the question by co-host Terry Meeuwsen.

Pope Signals Openness to Gay Priests

Is the Pope signaling openness to gay priests? According to the Wall Street journal,

"Fielding questions from reporters during the first news conference of his young papacy, the pontiff broached the delicate question of how he would respond to learning that a cleric in his ranks was gay, though not sexually active. For decades, the Vatican has regarded homosexuality as a “disorder,” and Pope Francis’ predecessor Pope Benedict XVI formally barred men with what the Vatican deemed “deep-seated” homosexuality from entering the priesthood.

“Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord?” the pontiff said, speaking in Italian. “You can’t marginalize these people.”

Osteen Desires Unity Among Baptists and Catholics

Joel Osteen can not understand why “denominational names” shall separate Baptists and Catholics.

Recorded in Christian Post:

 When I grew up, at least in my household, there was the Baptists, the Methodists, Catholics and others. And we never crossed over. But this is a day where it seems like the denominational names mean less and less, and I mean that very respectfully, but they’re not separating us.

Christian Media Swings Left

David Neff is editor-in-chief for Christianity Today. The magazine is still considered to bemainstream and representative of evangelicals. It was founded when Ike was president, and it is amazing how many Christians consider CT to be their friend. In reality, it is center-left and fairly contemptuous of the issues conservative Christians hold dear.

Witness Neff's recent Facebook post, in which he cites a Wall St. Journal piece about the Ground Zero mosque. Neff said that "all the negative attention" the mosque project has received has in fact helped amass a war chest for the building of the mosque. Again, Neff was citing the WSJ article, but one wonders why he seems to aim a weird web of blame at Americans who find the mosque both offensive and potentially dangerous.

Of course, the editorial staff at CT has a long history of center-left stances.

Elder Forced to Step Down For Standing Against Spiritual Formation

John from Ohio wrote to Stand Up For The Truth Ministry a few days ago to share that he had to resign his longtime position as elder of his mainline Evangelical church because of the Spiritual Formation/Transformation movement that had not just crept into his church, but had infiltrated every aspect of ministries there, including the youth ministries. His story is heartbreaking and will cut to the quick of anyone who has ever tried to help his or her church understand why this movement is so unbiblical and dangerous.

Full Story: Stand Up For The Truth

Buyer BEWARE!  For those who don't know, Spiritual formation is a replacement for sanctification by God’s ordained means. What is unique about it is that it combines man-made techniques and practices borrowed from Roman Catholicism with some Biblical practices such as prayer. All forms of spiritual formation involve some degree of mysticism.