Is Same-Sex “Marriage” Support Fact or Fiction?

May 6, 2013 By

social engineeringIf you’ve never read the writing of Doug Mainwaring on the issue of same-sex “marriage” you really need to. What makes his opinion so interesting is first, he is an intelligent conservative thinker able to expertly communicate his thoughts. But even more interesting is that he is also gay. The fact that he is a gay, conservative thinker that is vocally opposed to same-sex “marriage” has to infuriate the liberal left. And yet, that is the very thing that makes him so credible. He recently made this comment:

“Proponents know that the aura of fairness and equity associated with the same-sex marriage movement will soon dissipate…There’s a reason for this. Proponents of same-sex marriage must derail public discourse and demand quick action via judicial, executive, and/or legislative fiat; otherwise their mission is doomed.”

Mainwaring goes to explain that the great rush to support same-sex “marriage” by both the left and the right has more to do with political chess playing than any noble civil rights support. More importantly, he exposes the very weak foundation of the issue as it compares with prohibition from years ago. To sum up his thoughts would be to conclude that there is not really a rush to marry on the part of homosexuals at all. Mainwaring gives the following as just one example: [Read more...]

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Obama Proves Lack of Priorities with One Phone Call

May 2, 2013 By

By now you know that basketball player Jason Collins is gay. He told the world this week in an interview. On the heels of his announcement, President Obama called to congratulate him. For what? Being gay? One reports says: ”A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins — ‘I’m gay’ — reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from lawmakers on Twitter and a supportive phone call from President Barack Obama. Hours after Collins disclosed his sexuality in an online article, Obama reached out by phone, expressing his support and telling Collins he was impressed by his courage, the White House said.”

The only thing Obama did – in my eyes – is show his complete lack of priorities (and morals) with his phone call. While the Gosnell trial continues the White House and our president is silent. Babies were murdered, women were killed, the law was broken for years and our president has no comment. But a basketball player that has done virtually nothing but play sports his whole life tells the world he’s gay and Obama can’t wait to get on the phone can congratulate him. Sorry…that’s just pathetic. Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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ESPN’s Chris Broussard Preaches Biblical Message of Sin

May 1, 2013 By
Chris Broussard

ESPN’s Chris Broussard

By now you are aware that NBA player Jason Collins is gay. Collins made major news headlines this week with the revelation simply because he is the first athlete in four major U.S. professional sports to admit that he is gay while still playing pro ball. Fox Sports had this to say:

“Collins became the first active player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues to come out as gay. He wrote a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated’s website that begins: ‘’I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.’ ‘I think the country is ready for supporting an openly gay basketball player,’ Collins told ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ in an interview aired Tuesday morning.”

Collin’s announcement isn’t really what I want to focus on, though I find it mildly annoying that President Obama made sure to call and congratulate Collins while continuing to ignore the Kermit Gosnell trial. Just to be clear, our president thinks it is important to congratulate someone for being gay, while ignoring the atrocities of Gosnell who will be convicted of murdering living babies. Let that sink in for a moment.

What I really want to discuss is what happened soon after Collins’ announcement with ESPN analyst Chris Broussard. For clarity let me just say I have watched Broussard on a number of venues talk basketball. He has always been direct, articulate, and fair. But not once did I ever suspect he was a person of faith. Never once did he say anything – that I caught – that would lead me to believe he knows anything about the Bible, God, or sin. [Read more...]

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Gay Activist Says Gay Activists Lie About Marriage

April 30, 2013 By

When is the last time you hear a gay activist say that they lie about marriage not changing? or that marriage should not exist at all? Most of the time they talk about nothing changing and that they simply want the same rights as everyone else. But this is the truth straight from a gay activist herself:

“It’s a no-brainer that (homosexual activists) should have the right to marry, but I also think equally that it’s a no-brainer that the institution of marriage should not exist. …(F)ighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there — because we lie that the institution of marriage is not going to change, and that is a lie. The institution of marriage is going to change, and it should change. And again, I don’t think it should exist.”

Still think it won’t hurt you or your marriage if same-sex “marriage” is legalized. Wake up! Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Gay Man Presents Sound Arguments AGAINST Same Sex “Marriage”

April 16, 2013 By

redefineDoug Mainwaring makes headlines wherever he goes because he vocally opposes same-sex “marriage.” That’s not really why he makes headlines though; it is the fact that he himself is a gay man that gets him attention. Many don’t want to believe that a homosexual would ever oppose same-sex “marriage,” but Mainwaring says you can’t redefine marriage, only “undefined” it.

Mainwaring recently wrote a lengthy but excellent article on why he opposes same-sex “marriage” and the “undefining” of marriage and our society. Below I have posted a few excerpts from that article that I believe aptly sum up the entire conversation and debate surrounding this issue. I want to share these excerpts from Mainwaring’s article while commenting briefly on each one.

“Philia love between men is far better, far stronger, and far more fulfilling than erotic love can ever be. But society now promotes the lowest form of love between men while sabotaging the higher forms. Gay culture continues to promote the sexualization of all (viewing one’s self and other males primarily as sexual beings), while proving itself nearly bankrupt when it comes to fostering any other aspect of male/male relationships.”

I would add to this that our society now idolizes the lowest form of love while relegating stronger forms to the trash heap. This is why we see the blatant sexualization of our kids through media, the emphasis on sex education rather than academics in public education, and the protection of pornography. The end result is the deterioration of meaningful relationships replaced by purely sexual ones that end in a socially bankrupt society. [Read more...]

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Gay Couple Accused of Abusing Foster Boys

April 10, 2013 By

One of the biggest fears of the foster system is abuse. That fear is intensified when homosexual couples are concerned as there is a fear they seek to foster for the purpose of abusing the children in their care. (Pedophilia is sharply increased among homosexuals.) Such fears are being realized as details of a high profile case in Europe continue to surface. The couple involved fostered nine young boys and are accused of abusing several over an extended period of time. Details like this drive the opposition to homosexuals fostering or adopting and I’m sure if convicted these two men will serve as an example in cases to come. A recent article shares details:

“Harasz and Wirth adopted nine children — three sets of male siblings — beginning in 2000, and ran a home-based dog breeding business called The Puppy Guy. The couple was arrested in November 2011 following a police and state investigation of sex-abuse allegations. The children were removed from the home. Police said two boys, ages 5 and 15, accused Harasz of sexually assaulting them. Harasz was initially facing first-degree sexual assault and other charges, while Wirth had been charged with third-degree sexual assault of the 15-year-old boy.” Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Tweeters Ask Rick Warren: “Did You Kill Your Gay Son?”

April 9, 2013 By

By now most everyone knows that Rick Warren lost his 27 year old son, Matthew, to suicide last week. While many took time to let Warren and his family know they were praying for them at this time. Some chose to take the opportunity to attack Warren for his religious and political beliefs. It is astounding to see such hate foment from the mouths of people at a time when parents are grieving the loss of their child. One article comments:

“Pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay suffered immense tragedy on Saturday when their 27-year-old son, Matthew, was lost to suicide. News of the incident quickly spread, with national news outlets picking up the story and with Christians and religious people fervently praying for the Warren family and for the Saddleback Church community at large. But while the majority of the nation was saddened by the event, it seems some used it as an opportunity to attack the pastor over his views on social and political issues.” Click here for original article, but use caution, strong language is used in many of the Tweets posted.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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What!? Gay Tea Party Activist Lobbies Against Same Sex Marriage

April 9, 2013 By
Doug Mainwaring

Doug Mainwaring

Traditional marriage supporters get called all kinds of names for their position: bigot, hater, others I can’t repeat here. All because we believe that marriage is an institution ordained by God between one man and one woman for the purpose of responsible procreation. It’s philosophically dishonest and absurd to say we hate anyone simply because we disagree with their lifestyle choice. And yet there is no shortage of names for us.

This of course makes me wonder what names homosexuals and homosexual activists call a man like Doug Mainwaring. In case you don’t know who Doug Mainwaring is, he is a vocal tea party activist that believes marriage should not be redefined (or, undefined as he puts it) and that we should consider the impact on children before making any decisions. So he sounds like nearly every traditional marriage supporter lobbying to defend traditional marriage.

Except Mainwaring is also gay.

Listen to Mainwaring as he defends traditional marriage and calls for legislators and judiciaries around the country to slow down. (If the video doesn’t appear automatically please refresh your browser.) [Read more...]

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Elementary School Boots Boy Scouts Over Gay Ban

April 4, 2013 By

An elementary school in Utah has come under fire for telling the local Boy Scout troop they could not longer meet there because of the BSA policy banning homosexuals. Even though the district has a policy which requires local schools to allow access to the Boy Scouts, the school principal decided to ban the local troop. Once again this shows the assault on true diversity and a complete lack of tolerance for anyone that does not agree with the accepted politically correct view. One local school board member was outraged by the move and commented:

“I believe it is an assault on the founding principles of our country for school officials to attempt to exclude a voice no less legitimate than its own from public school participation…A marketplace of ideas devoid of competitive viewpoints engenders an insidious society of conformity, contrary to the fundamental precepts of our Constitution.”  He’s right. We can’t call it a “marketplace of ideas” when only one idea is accepted and pushed on society. There must be freedom to disagree and hold divergent views. Unfortunately, some just don’t get that. Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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Do Evangelical Churches Talk About Homosexuality?

March 28, 2013 By

A new book coming out discusses the method in which evangelical churches discuss homosexuality, or don’t. A recent article describes the book: “Jeff Chu describes himself as gay, partnered, relatively politically conservative, and a member of a relatively liberal New York City congregation in a relatively conservative denomination (Reformed Church in America). He is far from his Southern Baptist upbringing but, once in a while, finds himself wondering ‘whether my homosexuality is my ticket to hell, whether Jesus would love me but for that…’”

I find this interesting because in my experience with pastors this is a topic many try to avoid. They don’t want to offend the young, liberal Christians in their congregation, or seem too “political,” so they simply avoid the topic. I find it puzzling since it is a biblical moral issue. The idea that sexuality is purely political is absurd. It was God that created man, including his sexuality, and laid guidelines for how that sexuality was to be expressed. To avoid this topic is to leave a gaping hole in the theological worldview of a congregation. At the same time, it leaves the only people talking about homosexuality as those who support it and believe it is possible to be a proud, practicing homosexual and a Christian. No wonder our churches and our society are in such a mess; the shepherds are asleep. Click here for original article.

About Nathan Cherry

Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.

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