Reverend Dr. Phil Snider (seen above), of Brentwood Christian Church in Springfield, Mo., cited a speech regarding a pending gay rights ordinance.
During Mr. Snider's speech he apologized when he seemed to veer off track while trying to make his point on gay rights, but instead admitted that his speech on the biblical justifications against gay rights ordinances, were actually taken from speeches written over the course of multiple decades about civil rights for African-Americans.
Mr. Snider's exact words during his moment of correction were,
1:28 - "When you run into conflict with God's established order you have trouble. You do not produce harmony, you produce destruction and trouble and our city is in the greatest danger that it has ever been and it's history. The reason is we have gotten away from the bible of our four father's. You see the right of segregation - - I'm sorry, hold on. The right of segregation is clearly established by the holy scriptures, both by precept and example."
2:00 - (Interruption by authority) "One minute."
2:01 - "I'm sorry, I've brought the wrong notes with me this evening. Ah, I've borrowed my argument from the wrong century. It turns out what I've been reading to you this whole time, are direct quotes from white preachers from the 1950's and the 1960's, all in support of racial segregation. All I have done is simply take out the phrase "racial integration", and substituted it with the phrase "gay rights".
I guess the arguments I've been hearing around Springfield lately sounded so similar to these, that I got them confused. I hope you will not make the same mistake. I hope you will stand on the right side of history. Thank you."
2:00 - (Interruption by authority) "One minute."
2:01 - "I'm sorry, I've brought the wrong notes with me this evening. Ah, I've borrowed my argument from the wrong century. It turns out what I've been reading to you this whole time, are direct quotes from white preachers from the 1950's and the 1960's, all in support of racial segregation. All I have done is simply take out the phrase "racial integration", and substituted it with the phrase "gay rights".
I guess the arguments I've been hearing around Springfield lately sounded so similar to these, that I got them confused. I hope you will not make the same mistake. I hope you will stand on the right side of history. Thank you."
This speech took place August 13, 2012, at the Springfield City Council, in regards to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Apparently, Mr. Snider felt he needed to go before the council and make a case of why gay and lesbians shouldn't have their personal rights and to seal the deal, he decided to incorporate scripture from the holy Bible to prove his point.
However, because Mr. Snider was so caught off guard by his own notes he had to quickly explain his position. So he told the truth of his scripture notes coming from the 1950's and 1960's, racist white preachers. Wow!
Apparently, Mr. Snider felt he needed to go before the council and make a case of why gay and lesbians shouldn't have their personal rights and to seal the deal, he decided to incorporate scripture from the holy Bible to prove his point.
However, because Mr. Snider was so caught off guard by his own notes he had to quickly explain his position. So he told the truth of his scripture notes coming from the 1950's and 1960's, racist white preachers. Wow!
Did the Reverend not read the entire scripture all the way through before deciding to use it? How could he not know what the scripture cited?
It sounds as if Mr. Snider read the first few sentences and immediately equated it to homosexuality. The crazy part is, he actually uses racist scriptures/notes from racist white pastors to teach his congregation. And we wonder why so much hate exists. It exists because we'll always have people teaching it.
It sounds as if Mr. Snider read the first few sentences and immediately equated it to homosexuality. The crazy part is, he actually uses racist scriptures/notes from racist white pastors to teach his congregation. And we wonder why so much hate exists. It exists because we'll always have people teaching it.
The social stigma for gays is so reminiscent of civil rights for blacks, that many people often use the phrase "gay is the new black", which is how this blog received it's title. Some people are offended by this phrase because they feel being black shouldn't be a sin, but that being gay is due to what it says in the Bible.
It was interesting to discover that Mr. Snider's scripture tools for teaching, actually hid centuries ago secrets of how racist white pastors taught their churchgoers that the separation of races is what God commanded.
Where are these Bibles coming from, and how is it that white preachers were able to interject their ideas so easily? Who centuries ago, placed and continues to place these oppressive supposed "rules of law" within the Bible?
This latest piece of revelation will call into question, what is really written in all Bibles? And why do writings in the Bible change so much?
Who has had in the past and who currently has the authority, to make revisions to the Bible?
Why is it that white men and/or Republicans seem to always generate racism throughout history?
Are all the social stigma's that currently plague the future of our country, brought upon us by hypocritical and deceitful lies used by man to cause division among the races, or did God truly feel that segregation and racism were key components to forming a civil society?
It was interesting to discover that Mr. Snider's scripture tools for teaching, actually hid centuries ago secrets of how racist white pastors taught their churchgoers that the separation of races is what God commanded.
Where are these Bibles coming from, and how is it that white preachers were able to interject their ideas so easily? Who centuries ago, placed and continues to place these oppressive supposed "rules of law" within the Bible?
This latest piece of revelation will call into question, what is really written in all Bibles? And why do writings in the Bible change so much?
Who has had in the past and who currently has the authority, to make revisions to the Bible?
Why is it that white men and/or Republicans seem to always generate racism throughout history?
Are all the social stigma's that currently plague the future of our country, brought upon us by hypocritical and deceitful lies used by man to cause division among the races, or did God truly feel that segregation and racism were key components to forming a civil society?
Common sense really; but I'm still looking to get my questions answered.
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