Quote Originally Posted by ian 2411 View Post
Now the question I am asking is, has the church now really lost the plot, in a time when the church is saying that the congregation is very low, were these the right words to say. In a time of sexual equality has this Vicar the right to say these things in public, is he now guilty of bigotry? Is it time to say that the church has no place in modern society, because it is obvious that the church cannot move with the times? Since when have any of Gods laws been higher than the law of the land since the UK repealed capital punishment?
I've listened to the sermon, and I heard absolutely nothing going against the Bible. Therefore, they were the right words for the church to say, and unless the UK lacks free speech and freedom of religion, the vicar has a right to say them. The vicar is guilty only of teaching God's word to Christians. Do a Google search on the city of Corinth during the time of Paul. It was a thriving metropolis, bigger than Athens, with many self-made men and women as well as male and female athletes, etc. I don't think times are so different now that what the Bible says is irrelevant. If one is a Christian, there is no law higher than God's law.