Comments on: Homophobic, sexist preacher Angus Buchan leads South Africa in prayer

By: Hein

Hein — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:42:06 +0000

In reply to Eddy. Serious answer. Wtf.

By: Valentin

Valentin — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:55:12 +0000

Buchan is just a homophobe asshole,….

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:01:12 +0000

If someone is against gay people but only for straight people how can they call themselves a Christian…. a straight man are welcome thow he swears have lustfull thoughts perhaps cheated on his wife dont live according the bible as he should be…buy he is always welcome. A gay guy who doesn’t cheat swears and try his utter best to live by the bible loves God with all his heart… he is not welcome. If we say we are Godly people who love like God wants us to love but we judge the gay community but the sinfull straight ones are cool. We are just as sinfull as ANY sinner on earth. If you love God unconditionally no matter WHO OR WHAT you are do you think He is going to turn His back on you because your gay and go only for the straight people. In His eyes ALL is welcome who follows Him…
Dont judge people for what society makes them…. love how God wants us to love. If someone wants to know God and they came to me i would never ask them what is your sexually…. i will say come and learn and give your heart to our Miracle Maker….

By: Donald Matthews

Donald Matthews — Thu, 11 May 2017 15:51:33 +0000

In reply to J Pretorius.

You are wrong my son is gay he fought it for 20 years throughout his marriage
he prayed on his knees and begged Jesus to help him he was born that way
and Jesus loves him so get your facts staight Mr Pretoruis

By: Pleb

Pleb — Thu, 04 May 2017 05:19:26 +0000

In reply to Margaret Van Den Heever. Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian.

By: Pleb

Pleb — Thu, 04 May 2017 05:17:16 +0000

In reply to Olive. Well said.

By: JustMe

JustMe — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:39:40 +0000

In reply to Tobias Krige.

I am a recovering straight man.
Like you, I battled for decades trying to reconcile my faith with my sexuality. I have also loved God all my life and walked a long and difficult path with Him. Indeed, He has been more patient with me than I with Him about my sexuality. I dedicated 13 years to specifically seeking answers. At the end of it, I came out in my early 40’s. Firstly to my family and Church leadership. It wasn’t easy anticipating the retribution society had led me to believe to expect. But deep within I had found peace. Peace like I had never experienced before. Living in the closet for decades did not bring me peace, only turmoil.
I came out to my family and church leadership first. The amazing grace and affirmation I received blew my mind and confirmed a great deal of what I had come to realize during my period of seeking answers.
Did God, or anyone, force me into anything? Absolutely not. God simply invites us into a deeper, personal relationship with Him and I took up the invitation with amazing results – peace, a fuller, more authentic fabulous life.
The reason for this reply is not to diminish or question your experience in anyway. I read your comment and the similarities resonated with my own experience yet the outcomes were vastly different. It’s been 10 years and I am still gay. And I still love God and know He loves me, as much as he loves you. Do I resent the decades of living a lie deep in the closet trying to convert and pray away my gay reality as defined by “well meaning” Christians? I could, but it’s water under the bridge. The time I lost living in the closet was the trade I made for a stronger faith in God. It was an expensive price, but hey, things worth having are worth making sacrifices for. Perhaps you will agree?
So what’s the point of your story and mine? Perhaps it is that while we might want to expect strict black and white, right and wrong consistent instant answers, the reality is there aren’t any in this instance.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:28:29 +0000

In reply to Tobias Krige. Amazing comment! Well done!

By: Olive

Olive — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:27:55 +0000

In reply to J Pretorius. Whahahahaha you are hilarious J Pretorius. I suppose you know it is a choice because you are gay?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:26:32 +0000

All of this arguing is useless. I was brought up in a christian home but cannot say I m religious at this time in my life and that is my prerogative and does not require judging, only mentioning it to explain that I am commenting from a neutral point of view. God loves unconditionally yes but he has given us free will and you exercise that free will when choosing to be gay and by continuing to be gay you make a choice that goes against Christianity. There is really no need to express your opinions on such a matter due to the fact that merely using common sense you can deduct that it is a sin to be gay. That being said every person has the right to their own sexual preferences and no one has the right to judge them. Judgment will come through the Lord.