{"id":123864,"date":"2021-02-10T19:07:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123864"},"modified":"2021-02-10T19:12:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:12:38","slug":"dangerous-theology-national-cathedral-faces-blowback-for-allowing-guest-preacher-who-opposes-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dangerous-theology-national-cathedral-faces-blowback-for-allowing-guest-preacher-who-opposes-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dangerous Theology\u2019: National Cathedral Faces Blowback For Allowing Guest Preacher Who Opposes Homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdangerous-theology-national-cathedral-faces-blowback-for-allowing-guest-preacher-who-opposes-homosexuality%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123864&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-171607062.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Washington National Cathedral is taking flak for having allowed an evangelical who believes homosexuality is immoral to preach during a virtual church service.<\/p>\n<p>Max Lucado, a bestselling Christian author and pastor of the nondenominational&nbsp;Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, preached to the church about the Holy Spirit on Sunday, which outraged some members of the liberal Episcopalian denomination to which the National Cathedral belongs.<\/p>\n<p>Lucado, who was invited by the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Paul in the City and the Diocese of Washington, D.C., to preach, has publicly opposed homosexual behavior and gay marriage. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/dean-randy-hollerith-rescind-max-lucado-s-invitation-to-preach-at-washington-national-cathedral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petition<\/a> addressed to Dean Randy Hollerith describes Lucado\u2019s teachings on the issue as actively harmful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLucado\u2019s teachings and preaching inflicts active harm on LGBTQ people,\u201d the petition said, which called for Lucado to be disinvited. \u201cTo cite one example, in 2004 he wrote of his fears that homosexuality would lead to \u2018legalized incest\u2019 and likened same-sex marriage to incest and bestiality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFear-mongering and dehumanizing messages from powerful speakers like Lucado have been used to justify rollbacks of LGBTQ rights and to exclude LGBTQ people from civil protections and sacred rites,\u201d the petition continued. \u201cTo our knowledge, Lucado has not publicly renounced these views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appealing to the fact that the National Cathedral houses the remains of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who was brutally beaten and murdered in 1998, the petition seemingly conflated Lucado\u2019s opposition to homosexuality with the torture that Shepard suffered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatthew Shepard\u2019s remains were entrusted to the care of this cathedral,\u201d the petition said. \u201cInviting a man who preaches the kind of dangerous theology that promotes oppression of and violence toward the LGBTQ community does not honor that trust nor serve his memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Lucado wishes to use this opportunity to renounce his hateful views, this is not the appropriate forum or context,\u201d the petition concluded. \u201cThis is not an opportunity for easy healing or \u2018bringing together,\u2019 as though the question of the full belovedness of LGBTQ people is a simple argument or difference of opinion. Lucado has inflicted serious harm. If healing is to take place, Lucado has much work to do before it can begin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hollerith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/dean-randy-hollerith-rescind-max-lucado-s-invitation-to-preach-at-washington-national-cathedral\/u\/28504098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded<\/a> to the petition, maintaining that the Cathedral\u2019s support for the LGBTQ community remains \u201cunshakable and unchanged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you know, this Cathedral has long been a beacon for LGBTQ inclusion, and we believe in that because we believe the Gospel calls us to nothing short of full embrace and inclusion,\u201d Hollerith wrote. \u201cThat said, I understand why Max\u2019s earlier statements on LGBTQ issues would cause concern, and I want you to know that I share your concerns. As an ally of the LGBTQ community myself, it grieves me when churches or religion are used as weapons against God\u2019s LGBTQ children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hollerith nevertheless defended Lucado\u2019s invitation, writing, \u201cWe have to come out of our corners, find common ground where we can, and find ways to live with and see each other as the beloved children of God that we are. We have all grown too accustomed in our silos and echo chambers. In order to start the process of rebuilding, we need to hear from each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/god-forgive-us-national-cathedral-to-mark-grim-covid-19-milestone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018God Forgive Us\u2019: National Cathedral To Mark Grim COVID-19 Milestone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington National Cathedral is taking flak for having allowed an evangelical who believes homosexuality is immoral to preach during a virtual church service. 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