Chief Judge of AL Supreme Court: Gay marriage will lead to prosecution of Christians
Posted on | June 29, 2015 | 1 Comment
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Roy Moore: Gay marriage ruling will lead to persecution of Christians
The U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for Christians to be persecuted, the chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court said Sunday. Speaking before the Kimberly Church of God congregation, Chief Justice Roy Moore told congregants that the justices in the highest court erred, just as they did when…
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June 30th, 2015 @ 11:48 am
I’m with you Judge Moore,
Admonishing the sinner: a spiritual work of mercy
In the words of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Creator: “If thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother” (Matthew 18:15). “To admonish the sinner” is listed first among the chief spiritual works of mercy. As explained by the catechism book, My Catholic Faith:
“To admonish the sinner. – Whenever we think our words may have a good effect, we should not hesitate to admonish the erring prudently. Those in authority, such as parents and teachers, are bound to admonish those under them of their faults, even if in doing so they bring trouble upon themselves.”[1]
We know from the story of Samuel in the Old Testament that a hesitation to admonish those we love existed in the priest, Heli (1 Kings 2:22-36). Because he hesitated to correct the inappropriate and even blasphemous offenses of his sons, he brought disaster not only upon himself but upon his two sons and his house as well (1 Kings 4:1-18). Jesus warns us about the sin of omission, what we fail to do: “Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me” (Matthew 25:45). Among the ways we can be accessory to another person’s sin is through command, counsel, consent, praise, provocation, silence, assistance, defense of the evil done, and not punishing the evildoer. Being silent when it is our duty to speak out is a sin. T