tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post5770522330968747376..comments2024-03-21T03:45:48.679-05:00Comments on Enter the Rainbow: A New President - Election Day 2016 Post #6Andy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05944614269873479581noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-13063824047938596872016-11-14T08:08:00.636-06:002016-11-14T08:08:00.636-06:00Rick, I deeply appreciate this feedback. Thank you...Rick, I deeply appreciate this feedback. Thank you so much for this. I humbly apologize for any times that I have ever placed a label on a person. I try so hard to avoid doing that, especially from the pulpit. It breaks my heart to hear that I have labelled people. <br />You are right, I have addressed homophobia, racism, bigotry, and islamophobia, as well as other evils, injustices, and forms of oppression in the world. I do so because of what I see as a clear Biblical commandment that all disciples of Jesus follow. I will continue to confront these, as I know we all will. However, I will be extra careful with my words, so as not to label people.<br />Please keep me accountable to this. I cannot become a better follower of Jesus without people like you reminding me of what that means. Shalom, my brother.Andy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12069656553871499994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-9755633506121808832016-11-13T01:16:07.822-06:002016-11-13T01:16:07.822-06:00Andy, Just because your a pastor doesn't mean...Andy, Just because your a pastor doesn't mean you can't have an opinion. I do however wish you could see the shortcomings of both candidates. Hillary lied, stole, cheated and was irresponsible. I myself would liked to have had better choices on both sides. But like you I'm assuming, I felt like I had to make a choice between two evils. I was personally voting for Mike Pence and Ben Carson. I felt it was better to at least have Godly principled men or women sorrounding our president. Hillarys ticket had no morals or principles from the top down, i.e. Destroying evidence, lying about emails and the deletion of emails, using foundation money to pay for her daughters wedding, having media give her questions to a debate and excepting them without question. I would be horrified if my son had the displayed morals of Donald Trump and I hope you would be horrified if your daughter had the displayed morals of Hillary Clinton. I do believe the left gave us Donald Trump because he gave people their voice back. People in America can't have an opinion or different point of view anymore without being labeled. Unfortunately that even happens in our churches today. I have a different opinion than you on such things as homosexuality according to scripture, so called racial issues when it comes to officer involved shootings, safety in our country when you talk about refugees. Like I said, they are my honest opinions beliefs and feelings. I'm not saying I'm always right but I do have an opinion. When I hear you talk about those things from the pulpit, I hear words like homophobe, racist, bigot, islamaphobe. How can I feel like I have a voice in my country or my church if I'm always met with a label that is meant to shut me down. I am saddened by some of the things Donald Trump has said and done but I also know God has used different men and women for different times. I think we can all agree that it was a miracle that he actually won the election with the avalanche of negativity that was piled against him. I just pray that God will humble him, protect him and show him favor in the next four years. May God truly bless America.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164981392931498001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-21893971428144365992016-11-10T20:54:40.969-06:002016-11-10T20:54:40.969-06:00You should always opine like any other citizen,whe...You should always opine like any other citizen,whenever you want.<br />Being a pastor is not a barrier,it is invaluable to those of us who are not.<br />Donna BrayDonna Brayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09431290992854846531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-51398147061793581342016-11-10T20:37:10.231-06:002016-11-10T20:37:10.231-06:00Thank you Pastor for your honest insight. Too bad ...Thank you Pastor for your honest insight. Too bad my Catholic Pastor, my Catholic faith supports this dark side. To Anonymous, God took a rib from Adam and made Eve. Then God BREATHED life into her. Prolife is not what you get from this years' President elect or this centurys' republican party, absent is feed the poor, heal the sick, clothe the naked, free the captives, visit the imprisoned, ect. Republicans are not pro life, only probirth.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-65652047770837730712016-11-10T18:50:03.802-06:002016-11-10T18:50:03.802-06:00I supported him because I wouldn't support evi...I supported him because I wouldn't support evil & corruption. Nice article, but quite frankly I cannot believe a minister supports a pro choice candidate. (Among other things) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-57848199615503779502016-11-10T17:45:50.299-06:002016-11-10T17:45:50.299-06:00Thank you Pastor. I share the same position. Thank you Pastor. I share the same position. Walter Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625220936145191172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-56125568900383257722016-11-10T17:02:56.523-06:002016-11-10T17:02:56.523-06:00I love your speaking out! We have many people we ...I love your speaking out! We have many people we need to support with these words!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-68440464268441324262016-11-10T15:53:33.974-06:002016-11-10T15:53:33.974-06:00Thank you for posting this -- I enjoyed reading it...Thank you for posting this -- I enjoyed reading it and it gave me a lot of food for thought. I think it's a fearful state of being for everyone right now.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574817151332402851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-14966533740534358832016-11-10T13:59:02.393-06:002016-11-10T13:59:02.393-06:00Thank you for your eloquence in saying what so man...Thank you for your eloquence in saying what so many of us feel. It's a fearful state of being right now for anyone who wasn't born white, male or straight. Katy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430827879856588981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-72646728280626331032016-11-10T12:26:26.814-06:002016-11-10T12:26:26.814-06:00Well said!Well said!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901355714935006416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-30294438996914445532016-11-10T09:34:21.204-06:002016-11-10T09:34:21.204-06:00Thank you for posting that...and, especially, for ...Thank you for posting that...and, especially, for being you. I'm so very glad that CUMC provided the service on Tuesday night, and I'm thankful I was able to attend. It really helped me in lots of ways- but especially, being able to look around at all the people I love and admire and know that if they could see things differently than I did, then maybe I could see things differently, too.Garra Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301784035616023171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10217302.post-35549713805996850552016-11-10T08:24:23.335-06:002016-11-10T08:24:23.335-06:00Andy, if you had not posted something I'd have...Andy, if you had not posted something I'd have been concerned. One of the reasons I like and respect you is that you are much more than a Pastor - you are a person who has no problem expressing your thoughts and feelings. That's a good thing!<br />You need not apologize in the future, just continue to be who you are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446306319306147866noreply@blogger.com