Why? That's not difficult. Because he is the leader of a mega-church who has recently left his wife and admitted he is gay. That's the key, by the way. He left his wife, dissolved his marriage, threw that last vestige of archaic values in the trash heap. Unlike Ted Haggard, he put his sexual orientation above all things. He affirmed the importance of the individual above everything as priority one, all other priorities rescinded, all other considerations secondary. That last part is important for advancing modern 'progrssivism', which Jim Swilley's church appears intent on doing.
As for CNN, don't expect questions about his church's doctrines. CNN is probably peopled largely with post-Western secular progressives who know less about theology and religious doctrine than I do about nuclear physics. If they even care at all.
The point about this is CNN continuing to advance the homosexual juggernaut. Obviously CNN, like all news outlets, is advocacy based. Whether FOX, NBC, MSNBC (obviously), or CNN, it's the agenda that matters. CNN's recent exploitation of teenagers who committed suicide, throwing any non-gay considerations or victims under the bus and focusing in disproportionate ways only on those who were gay, is an example of were advocacy can start to develop a foul reek.
For his part, Jim Swilley will be interviewed, focused upon, celebrated, and given carte blanche over the next few weeks. Cases of hatred or mean spirited attacks from those who oppose Jim Swilley will be paraded across their screens, with never a sincere, serious, and mature discussion on the various issues involved. Viewers will hear nothing about The Church in the Now except it is a mega-church. But I will say this. CITN is not alone, and the development of the post-denominational mega-churches, and the increasing power and influence they have on the here today, gone later today face of Protestant Christianity, is one of the driving forces behind my movement back into the historic Catholic Faith.
You are right. I haven't seen CNN mention anything about the church's beliefs or doctrines. All it cares about is running a headline that says megachurch pastor admits he is gay. I don't think CNN is making any attempt to cover its support for the gay agenda. I'm sure there will be more stories like this in the future.
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Try again. He said his wife advised him to leave so he could be honest about who he was. I would also like to know just how many gay teens would have to kill themselves for you to think CNN had a proportionate response.
ReplyDeleteAs a Christian it is sad to see such events unfold in our day. The fact that this church holds to a perspective that is open to any sort of lifestyle is irrelevant to this story in their eyes.
ReplyDeleteYes the wife did advise him to leave. She was tired of living a lie. I can't blame her. How would it feel to know your husband never really loved you fully. He just used you regularly.
By the way CNN's coverage would not have been a problem for the teen suicides if they from time to time would also cover teens who kill themselves for other reasons, but they don't. Kids have been killing themselves for generations for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is bullying for a variety of things. So CNN has an agenda that it always and must follow.
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How do you know he just used her? How do you know he didn't love her? He was just being dishonest about who he was. Saying he was using her is a little judgemental, wouldn't you say?
ReplyDeleteWell, to love your wife you should be fully committed to her and love her with all your heart sole mind and being. The two have become one. That is the way God designed it. So it goes to figure that even if he may not have been using her - he certainly may have loved her, but not with the love of a husband to a wife. That only exists in true one hundred percent committment and faithfulness.
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ReplyDeleteThe point was, they dissolved the marriage because of it. The marriage obviously came second to the individual, which is a key emphasis in our modern society - value of the individual above all things. He could have stayed, they could have worked it out, they could have said we'll make adjustments. But I have a feeling that in keeping with the basic tenor of the church's belief system, they decided to jettison the vows they made before God about their marriage, and run with the post-moder emphasis on fulfilling one's self, including and especially one's sexual identities, above all other considerations or priorities.