Sue's Note: The title is mine not the story's, a paraphrase if you like. 20 years ago, even ten years ago would we have believed we would see this rank apostasy and turning from God's word by major so-called Christian denominations? No wonder that this nation is in serious jeopardy. A nation cannot mock God, turn their back on Him and expect to prosper or even survive. When you serve the devil expect him to steal, kill and destroy.

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Apostasy Rising: 4 Denominations In Less Than a Week Defy God's Word
1:00PM EDT 6/27/2014

Across American Christianity, compromise on sexuality is crumbling at the foundation of holiness. (Flickr/Nathan Bush [edited])

The United Church of Christ (UCC) bills itself as "the church where God is still speaking." Apparently, God's Word is falling on deaf ears of the leadership.

The UCC, which considers itself a mainline Protestant denomination—claiming over 1 million members and about 5,200 congregations in the U.S.—proudly announced it will serve as a major sponsor of the Gay Games. The UCC will now go down in Christian history as the first major denomination to sponsor the homosexual Olympics when the games roll into Cleveland, Ohio, in August.

I guess my jaw shouldn't have dropped when I read the news, considering the UCC in April filed a gay marriage rights lawsuit in North Carolina. But not only did my jaw drop, I'm shaking my head. J. Bennett Guess, one of the UCC's national officers and its first openly gay church executive, calls it a social justice issue and says the denomination prides itself on "being a bold voice for progressive Christianity."

In case you aren't familiar with what the term "progressive Christianity" really means, let's take a moment to define it. Progressive Christianity has a strong focus on social justice and environmentalism. Progressive Christianity focuses on concepts like "collective salvation"—where entire cultures and societies, rather than just individuals with faith in Christ, are redeemed—and bends toward a Marxist economic philosophy. And Progressive Christianity does not subscribe to the biblical doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture.

Texas Sue,

I totally agree with your statement:

"20 years ago, even ten years ago would we have believed we would see this rank apostasy and turning from God's word by major so-called Christian denominations? No wonder that this nation is in serious jeopardy. A nation cannot mock God, turn their back on Him and expect to prosper or even survive. When you serve the devil expect him to steal, kill and destroy.

I can see this happen all across the globe now, especially, the U.S.A., Canada, and many other countries across the world. God will surely not be mocked much longer.

The time is at hand for His wrath to fall, upon all nations who have forgotten the Lord our God. Thank God we are not appointed to His wrath, and soon will be taken to the place in Heaven He has prepared for those who love Him.

We're almost home; Maranatha!

Valerie