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    Historic Calvary Baptist Church Hires Lesbian Couple as Pastors

    Historic Calvary Baptist Church Hires Lesbian Couple as Pastors

    Calvary Baptist Church, a progressive Baptist landmark in the heart of downtown Washington, has named a gay couple as co-pastors.

    Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen were presented to the congregation during worship services Sunday (Jan. 8) and are set to begin their new jobs on Feb. 26.

    A spokeswoman for the congregation said she didn't know whether a gay couple leading a church was a first for Baptists.

    "We look for the best people in the world, and that's who they were," said Carol Blythe. "We're very excited."

    The 155-year-old church severed ties with the Southern Baptist Convention in 2012. It found itself at loggerheads with the group on several issues, including the SBC's stance against homosexuality. Calvary Baptist still affiliates with American Baptist Churches USA, the Alliance of Baptists, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the District of Columbia Baptist Convention.

    American Baptist Churches USA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    Sarratt and Swearingen come to Calvary from Greenville, South Carolina, where Sarratt has been serving as associate chaplain for behavioral health in the Greenville Health System and Swearingen as associate chaplain at Furman University, according to a news release from the church.

    "We have found it so easy to fall in love with Calvary and its longstanding commitment to be a voice of justice and compassion for those who perpetually find the wholeness of their humanity disregarded and maligned," the couple said to the congregation Sunday, according to the church.

    Sarratt has also been filling the role of part-time associate minister at Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship...

    http://www.charismanews.com/us/62299...ple-as-pastors

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    This is the fruit of godless liberal agenda that was empowered by liberal deceived Democrats and Obama govt.

    If Hillary became Prez she would of promoted this more and true Christians and churches would come under more demonic pressure.

    Trump is far from perfect and has a big mouth but at least he has put a spanner in the evil agenda of liberals to undermine Christian values.

    God is merciful in giving America more grace. Under Hillary the attacks against real Christians would escalate and the laws would be used to promote more evil.

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    And the great falling away described in the Word of God is happening right before our eyes. They have no oil for their lamps.

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    hmmmm....I wonder if the Calvary Baptist here in Winston-Salem, NC is affiliated?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Femme* View Post
    She has Bette Davis eyes!


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    This is not surprising as it's just more from the "emergent church" who follows a different gospel that includes the ecumenical movement that almost all popular preachers are now on board with (being in agreement with catholicism among other false teachings) brought to you by copeland, mike bickle, bethel church, etc, etc.

    For examples of ungodly teaching from popular preachers, I dare ya to go thru this documentary where you can hear and see directly from some of these preachers (not hearsay) and how they are re-imagining the Word of God... which is being deceived by satan! (video posted below...)

    Sadly, this following verse now applies to many of the popular preachers that some here celebrate:

    2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
    And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
    And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
    That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.




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    At 1:22 the speaker states what Hillary said.."Far too many women are denied access to reproductive health care and safe childbirth, and laws don't count for much if they're not enforced. Rights have to exist in practice—not just on paper. Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed."

    The emergent church is secular humanism disguising itself with the title of 'church' by people who profess to be Christian while renouncing scripture...

    Elements of it have infiltrated the beliefs of many born again Christians and essentially they are backsliding, or backslidden to reprobate..
    For some it's also a matter of not coming yet to the revelation of Biblical truth...

    The Kingdom of God is filled with people at different stages of growth and is ever moving..

    Years ago Heidi Baker had a vision/reprimand from the Lord...she was in a church and was critical...the Lord gave her a vision of a disheveled bride, immature and imperfect...and said to her...'Do NOT criticize My Bride' and she watched as the vision brought into focus a beautiful bride....

    Reminded me of Romans 14:3-5
    3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. 4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. 5 One man regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind....

    This is why this forum is a really great site...it gives us a chance to take some of these views and examine them and teach and share and listen and learn.
    The pace we come into truth or out of deception is ultimately going to be a work of the Holy Spirit and us...so we just keep coming here, praying, sharing, listening....praying....speaking the truth we know in love and remaining humble for correction...

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