Minnesota Pastors Latest Target of Gay Activists
-- Citizenlink.org (11/11/05)
A gathering of pastors who met to discuss how to pass a state ban on same-sex marriage was disrupted Thursday by a bomb threat and vocal homosexual protesters, The Associated Press reported.
The gathering of 300 pastors and religious leaders, sponsored by the Minnesota Family Council, met at Grace Church in Minneapolis. The intent was to motivate pastors to then influence their congregations to become involved in the fight to preserve traditional marriage through a state constitutional amendment.
About 75 protesters gathered outside the church -- including openly gay former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo -- proclaiming that the Bible supports gay marriage.
The meeting was disrupted for about 30 minutes while authorities conducted a sweep of the building after the church received a bomb threat. Activity inside and outside the church resumed by 11 a.m.
Participants in the summit were asked to sign a five-point pledge: to pray for the proposed constitutional amendment, to preach on God's plan for marriage, to collect petitions, to register voters and to distribute information on the amendment effort.
H.B. London, vice president of ministry outreach for Focus on the Family, told the pastors who attended that "this is a mandate we are called upon to take up in the name of Jesus Christ."
The bomb threat is just the latest extreme protest directed at pro-family groups in recent weeks. Last month in Boston, Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conference was besieged by more than 1,000 pro-gay protesters shouting obscenities at the downtown church where the event was held; and on Monday, a homosexual-activist group stormed into the Washington, D.C. offices of the Family Research Council to protest its support of abstinence education.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about Minnesota's effort to preserve traditional marriage -- one man and one woman -- visit www.MinnesotaForMarriage.org.
A gathering of pastors who met to discuss how to pass a state ban on same-sex marriage was disrupted Thursday by a bomb threat and vocal homosexual protesters, The Associated Press reported.
The gathering of 300 pastors and religious leaders, sponsored by the Minnesota Family Council, met at Grace Church in Minneapolis. The intent was to motivate pastors to then influence their congregations to become involved in the fight to preserve traditional marriage through a state constitutional amendment.
About 75 protesters gathered outside the church -- including openly gay former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo -- proclaiming that the Bible supports gay marriage.
The meeting was disrupted for about 30 minutes while authorities conducted a sweep of the building after the church received a bomb threat. Activity inside and outside the church resumed by 11 a.m.
Participants in the summit were asked to sign a five-point pledge: to pray for the proposed constitutional amendment, to preach on God's plan for marriage, to collect petitions, to register voters and to distribute information on the amendment effort.
H.B. London, vice president of ministry outreach for Focus on the Family, told the pastors who attended that "this is a mandate we are called upon to take up in the name of Jesus Christ."
The bomb threat is just the latest extreme protest directed at pro-family groups in recent weeks. Last month in Boston, Focus on the Family's Love Won Out conference was besieged by more than 1,000 pro-gay protesters shouting obscenities at the downtown church where the event was held; and on Monday, a homosexual-activist group stormed into the Washington, D.C. offices of the Family Research Council to protest its support of abstinence education.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about Minnesota's effort to preserve traditional marriage -- one man and one woman -- visit www.MinnesotaForMarriage.org.
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