The Church and LGBT Community
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. I John 2:9 "We must pray for Gays" Pastor Heritage Munyakuri, Yesterday, at the church where I have the privilege to pastor (www.newhopefree.org), one of my assistant pastors delivered the message. The topic of the sermon was "The Power of Prayer". In that sermon, Pastor Munyakuri encouraged the congregation to pray for others as prayer is effective means to blessing others. As an example, Pastor Munyakuri, who is from Congo, discussed the controversial initiative in Uganda, where it has been proposed that people found in homosexual realtionships should be put to death. Pastor Munyakuri denounced this policy and went on the encourage the congregation to pray for all people, including gays. Interestingly, because of the highly sensitive nature of sexuality in the church, many listeners understood the message to be about homosexuality as opposed to prayer as a means of d