British Archbishop Warns Against 'Dictator' Government If Gay Marriage is Imposed

The Christian Post reports:

The Archbishop of York, the second highest figure in the Church of England, has spoken out in opposition to gay marriage weeks ahead of a government consultation on the issue, saying it is not the role of the state to redefine marriage.

Dr John Sentamu has told The Daily Telegraph that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, and suggested that the government would be acting like “dictators” if they tried to change it.

“Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman,” says Sentamu. “I don’t think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is. It is set in tradition and history and you can’t just [change it] overnight, no matter how powerful you are.   Read more

Newt Gingrich Visits the “Holy Ghost Bartender”

CRN does not endorse Religious Dispatches or leftwing blogger Sarah Posner.  The Left likes to keep an eye on the Christian Right and who they’re uniting with.  In this case Sarah reported that Newt Gingrich visited the church of the man responsible for the “laughing revival,” controversial prosperity preacher Rodney Howard Browne.  She begins her piece:

Today Newt Gingrich made an appearance at River Church in Tampa, Florida, pastored by Rodney Howard Browne. Slate’s Dave Weigel tweeted that in introducing Gingrich, Browne prayed that America “will not allow the killing of unborn babies, and the takeover of Islam” and “the Constitution that we have, and your word, and Jesus is the only way we can be delivered from this plight.”

Browne is no inconsequential—or uncontroversial—figure in the world of charismatic Christianity. He’s been described by Christianity Today as the “often flamboyant Pentecostal preacher.” He’s associated with the “holy laughter” manifestation of charismatic gifts, which the same CT piece characterized as “rang[ing] from uncontrollable laughter to the noises of animals.”  Read more

Evangelephant Mark Driscoll Tells ER2 “Brother” T.D. Jakes And Us Modalism Is Heresy

Apprising Ministries brings you yet another oopsie related to bromance Er2. In this video clip Driscoll’s teaching about That Shack; as he does he ends up rebuking his new brother T.D. Jakes.

I’m calling again for those in ER2 to repent of their sowing division in the church by putting their arms around the heretical T.D. Jakes. Just who do they think they are anyway to speak for Christendom?