Exodus Freedom Speaker Warns of 'The Gay Gospel'

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[The Christian Post] 30 June 2007--There is a growing movement today to legitimize homosexuality not only in the eyes of the culture but also in the eyes of the church, according to Joe Dallas, a featured speaker at Exodus' Freedom Conference this week.

Seeing a pro-gay theology or "the gay gospel" growing in prominence, Dallas released a book titled The Gay Gospel: How Pro-Gay Advocates Misread the Bible earlier this year to equip the average believer to be able to answer the claims of those who say they are gay and a Christian and believe that's fine with God.

"There is, in essence, a new gospel being preached which teaches that homosexuality not only is legitimate but is even God-ordained, and that the church which believes homosexuality is wrong needs to change its position," Dallas said in a recent interview with Concerned Women for America.

While he heard pro-gay interpretations of the Bible, he didn't find them very convincing.

"I believe that the pro-gay theology ... is a symptom of the problem of people wanting to believe something and then imposing that desire on the Bible. Rather than reading the Bible for what it says, they interpret it for what they want it to mean," Dallas explained in the interview.

But what makes pro-gay theology distinct from other false teachings is that it has a very powerful lobby behind it; it is gaining popularity and it has media support, Hollywood support, academic support, and psychological support, Dallas added.

"So there's more pressure on the church to either adopt a pro-gay interpretation of the Bible or be silenced."