The Affirmation Declaration

[ericadawn16]

The Affirmation Declaration is a statement that expresses the convictions of Christians all over the world. It was written in response to the now famous Manhattan Declaration, to correct egregious errors contained in the document, errors that have been preached in the pulpits of many local churches for far too long.

With the growing notoriety and support for the Manhattan Declaration, our Affirmation Declaration reflects an urgent need to respond to the portion of the Manhattan Declaration dealing with issues related to sexual orientation—specifically, homosexuality and same-sex marriage. We strongly disagree with the contention that same-sex attractions and the oft-resulting romantic activities are immoral.

Because of the large number of people affected by this serious issue one way or the other, we felt it expedient to respond formally, both by submitting our Declaration to the drafters of the Manhattan Declaration, as well as by releasing our Declaration to the public, allowing Christians to show their support for love and affirmation, just as so many have shown their support for the propagation of false doctrines of oppression and inequality against the GLBTI (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex) community.

We also desire to let the world know that not all Christians are locked in what we believe to be an ancient worldview regarding homosexuality. We want to give people hope—hope to know that God loves them just as they are; hope to know that their gay loved ones are not destined for Hell; hope to know that although some Christian churches will never accept them or their same-sex unions, a great many will.

May the signatures we garner serve as a fire that will never burn out, lighting the way through the darkness of bad theology, and setting Christ's Church back on the right track as it relates to matters of sexual and gender orientation, and gender identity.

Read More and Sign the Petition HERE!

I've never heard of the Manhattan Declaration but I HATE how being Christian has become synonymous with negative thinking to some and the idea of a Liberal Christian is heresy to others...if only this could mend at least some of the rifts. Jesus preached love. PERIOD.

Comments

[jackdavfan692.livejournal.com]

Very cool, thanks for sharing :). I just added my name to the petition.

I didn't know about this or the Manhattan Declaration either, just that there are some Christians who lack prejudice against homosexual (a precious few, at least compared to those who do have one, but they most certainly exist). This reminds me of something I saw during, I believe, one of the mid-term elections, might have been the '08 one though. I know it was during the Prop 8 fight here in California, whenever that was. Anyway, at one point during that period, I saw a nearly full page ad in the daily newspaper we get that had the names of churches/Christians/religious organizations declaring their opposition to Prop 8. I remember I was so impressed and gladdened by it that I showed it to my parents.

Jesus preached love. PERIOD.

EXACTLY. I'm one of those who's certain Jesus would be horrified and disgusted if he saw the way the religion he helped create has been twisted by certain segments of the Christian community. Same thing with the prophet Mohammed and Islam. It just seems to me, at least in terms of the major monotheistic religions, that their basic messages have been lost in translation, as it were, over the centuries they've existed as belief systems. It's quite sad and tragic, really :[. Kind of says something about humanity, too, that something so pure and beneficial could be twisted so extensively that it becomes virtually unrecognizable and almost synonymous with things like hatred, war, and bloodshed :/.

[meowbooks.livejournal.com]

Hear, hear! :D