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    Joshua Angell, also known as Josh Angell (born June 3, 1979), is an outspoken Liberal activist who has run a news blog since 2004, entitled "Voice Of The Majority" Angell, a frequent caller to radio shows such as Lynn Samuels, is often outspoken on what he calls "the lies of the Bush Crime Family". Known locally in Austin, Texas to appear at rallies and anti-war demonstrations, Angell is self described as "The most famous gay activist in Austin that everybody knows OF but nobody KNOWS".

    Tuesday, March 15, 2005


     
    Minister Denounces Southern Baptist Convention's Anti-Gay Marriage Stance
    "The Southern Baptist Convention's scriptural ignorance only undercuts their message. The only thing you'll learn about marriage from reading the Bible is just how much it has changed with shifting cultural morals." — Reverend Steven Baines
    On March 9, the Southern Baptist Convention released the "Nashville Declaration on 'Same-sex Marriage,'" in which it stated its opposition to same-sex marriage based on what it called, "the biblical teaching that God designed marriage as a lifetime union of one man and one woman." Reverend Steven Baines, an elder in the Disciples of Christ and member of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Religious Leadership Roundtable responds with the following statement:
    "As an elder in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a former Southern Baptist minister, I am saddened and disappointed that leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention continue to present their discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in the guise of compassion.
    While they conclude that, "marriage is a lifetime union of one man and one woman, according to the Bible, and may not be redefined," these so-called Biblical literalists ignore the fact that marriage in the Bible has been used to justify ownership of concubines in the case of Abraham (Genesis 16: 3), an excuse for extravagant polygamy in the case of King Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3) and as a desperate, but inferior, alternative to burning in lustful celibacy in the case of the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 7: 8).
    Their scriptural ignorance only undercuts their message. The only thing you'll learn about marriage from reading the Bible is just how much it has changed with shifting cultural morals.
    Instead of packaging a clever marketing campaign of a kindler, gentler homophobia, they could have shown real compassion to the gay community by concentrating on the "love ethic" that is the foundation of both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. Instead, they support a federal marriage amendment that would block thousands of American families from the responsibilities and protections they need for their stability and security. No thanks, Southern Baptist leaders, I will continue to stand on a Gospel of advocating for the marginalized and oppressed."



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