I’ve pointed out previously that as a general rule, and a courtesy, we do not publish email without the permission of the sender.  However at the same time, all email sent to AM and Christian Research Network is considered the property of Apprising Ministries so we may indeed publish unsolicited email for the purposes of edification.

In this case the email below concerns John Shelby Spong Admits Homosexuality Is Condemned In Scripture and is published with the permission of its author. As I told John, I heartily agree with him regarding the weird time we live in where sometimes we’ll use an unbeliever and liberal such as John Shelby Spong as a positive source.

But at least in this case, unlike so many others who affirm homosexuality e.g. Jay Bakker, Spong was at least intellectually honest enough to admit that the Bible does not support their teaching homosexuality is not sin:

Ken,

It is absolutely amazing that we now have to go to people like Spong as a conservative view of what Scripture really says. Spong is such a liberal but now…with the EC gaining force…Spong at least states the true interpretation even if he himself is in rebellion to it.

Thanks again Ken for pointing this out.

John Bellam

See also:

THE EMERGING CHURCH HIGHJACKING EVANGELICALISM

HOMOPRESSIVE AS JAY BAKKER

THE SIN OF HOMOSEXUALITY IS DIFFERENT

TONY JONES WILL DISCUSS HOMOSEXUALITY BUT NOT FROM SCRIPTURE

CHRIS ROSEBROUGH THOROUGHLY DEBUNKS MEL WHITE

IMPACT OF APPRISING MINISTRIES

APPRISING MINISTRIES ENCOURAGEMENT FROM SNAIL MAIL BAG