Democratic Baptist Pastor Speaks On Donklephant
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General Politics, ReligionThis post about Kerry Horn, the Baptist pastor in Texas running for office as a Democrat, elicited quite a bit of debate…not the least of which was the pastor’s intentions when talking about adultery. Some thought it was a vague reference to our current President’s supposed infidelities while a politician in Texas.
Well, Kerry Horn commented in on that post last night, so I’m reprinting it in full here.
Wow - I’ve really enjoyed the comments. The thrust of the discussion appears to be my reference to adultry. I had no particular instance or individual in mind in using that term. The linking of all too inflaming sexual issues was the intent when there are more important holistic issues facing our state and country. (When there are more “evangelicals� divorcing, statistically, than other segments of our society - much of which is the result of adultry - the “speck and the plank� needs to be addressed.) The real issues are taking care of our families; our children; our elderly; our environment; our education system; our infrastructure; and our attitudes towards diversity. Forget the labels. Folks - the stakes are too high for our future to debate what to call each other when the true need is for simple respect and honesty in debating issues and not the current attitude of coerced conformity being demonstrated by our current leadership in Austin and Washington. As a pastor, my scriptures teach me that I am held to a higher standard of judgement and criticism because of my position as a spokesperson in interpreting God’s presence among us. With that in mind, I choose to be accountable for how I treat the “least of these� and not “giving the wealthy a seat of honor� while the poor “take a seat on the floor.� By the way - I am a “little b� baptist Christian called to serve the church as a pastor. The adjective “baptist� is discriptive of how I practice my Christianity in the world and time in which I live. Thanks for your interest. Thanks for your commentary. Thanks for showing how misinformed people can become by misreading or reading something into information prepared and presented by others. Thanks for giving me insight to the musings of bloggers.
Thank you pastor. Hope you continuing reading and debating. A voice like yours in needed in our debates.
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April 1st, 2006 at 2:24 pm
April 1st, 2006 at 2:25 pm
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Between Ron Paul, and hopefully Kelly too, I’m starting to feel a lot better about the state of Texas.
P.S. Please add a preview button in addition to “Submit”?
April 1st, 2006 at 4:53 pm
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