Jay Bakker, pastor of Revolution Church where they want us to know they’re “sorry for being self-righteous judgmental bastards,” has taken issue with what Chris Rosebrough of Pirate Christian Radio said in the Apprising Ministries post Jay Bakker And Westboro Baptist Church Suffer Same Spiritual Disease.

Like more and more associated with Emerging Church aka Emergent Church, now morphing into Emergence Christianity (EC), Bakker is “gay-affirming.” This means that he takes the position homosexuality, which Biblically is the unrepentant practice of the sin of sexual immorality with a member of the same sex, is not sin and is a viable lifestyle for the Christian.

This is what Rosebrough was talking about on the segment of his broadcast by citing the interview Larry King conducted with Bakker, which you can see for yourself in Emerging Church Pastor Jay Bakker Claims He Knows The Scriptures But Is Still “Gay Affirming.”

Bakker has been publicly airing criticism about some of my writings attempting to correct his wrong view of homosexuality, which is fine as far as I’m concerned. However, it appears to me that Bakker plays the martyr in his insinuations that I am “attacking” him personally in a loveless manner, when it’s quite clear I am only criticizing his unbiblical position.

He even contacted someone via Twitter whom I barely know and said he wanted to talk with me. Really; that’s odd, Bakker has yet to attempt to do so. But e.g. Bakker’s friend Tony Jones had no trouble contacting me, nor has his pastor Doug Pagitt, whom I spoken with now on a few occasions.

Bakker has also taken issue with Chris Rosebrough, whom he publicly accused of not having his facts straight as well as not telling the truth about Bakker. Well, Chris happens to be a friend of mine and I know he has tried to contact Bakker, but he has blocked Chris from doing so:

@jaybakker Tell you what. 1st. Unblock me. 2nd email me and let’s dialog so I can get to know you. talkback@fightingforthefaith.comabout 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to jaybakker (Online source)

@jaybakker You can also contact me via Facebook http://www.facebook.com/piratechristian about 8 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to jaybakker

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Chris Rosebrough (Online source) 

The truth is, both myself and Jay Bakker are pastor-teachers who minister in the very public arena of the Internet as does Chris Rosebrough e.g. as an apologist along with me at Christian Research Net, on his PCR program and with A Little Leaven. So our teachings are fair game and none of us is under any Biblical mandate requiring that we must talk with each other prior to issuing a public rebuke.

However, at the same time, it is rather disingenuous of Bakker to make it appear that we are not willing to speak with him.

See also: 

“GAY-AFFIRMING” PASTOR JAY BAKKER TO SPEAK FOR ELCA GATHERING

EXCELLENT ADVICE FOR EC PASTORS LIKE JAY BAKKER

Q&A FOR “GAY AFFIRMING” EMERGING CHURCH PASTOR JAY BAKKER

POPULAR EMERGING CHURCH WEBSITE THE OOZE SLITHERS OUT OF THE GLBTQ-AFFIRMING CLOSET

OXYMORONIC ‘HOMOSEXUAL CHRISTIANS’ FOCUS OF BARNA REPORT

THE NEW CHRISTIANS WITH CHRISTIANITY WORTH BELIEVING—NO SOLA SCRIPTURA: YES, WOMEN PASTORS AND QUEER CHRISTIANS

QUEERMERGENT AND NOW ADULTERMERGENT!?