Yesterday my friend Keller tipped me off about a hate group of "evangelical Christians" terrorizing the Texas town of Amarillo. They have harassed a discreet swingers club by stalking members and revealing personal information for each, and attempted to boycott Houston for electing a gay mayor.
No wonder that people use "evangelical" as a stigma! Can't these people see that they've got it all wrong? What happened to "Love your enemies, do good to those that hate you"? What happened to "Let he who is without sin throw the first stone"? Why can't they see that they are damaging their own cause, purportedly that of Jesus Christ?
People like this give people like me a bad name, in the same sort of way that people like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein give all Muslims a bad name in the eyes of the world. People look at them and then use that vision when looking at all Christians, all Muslims. So, as an evangelical Christian and a follower of Jesus Christ, I say that the actions of Repent Amarillo are wrong, and do not represent true Christianity in any way.
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