An evangelist who visits Russia frequently believes the move afoot there to ban the public display of homosexuality is because the nation's leaders -- both political and religious -- have seen the damage American culture has suffered from the homosexual movement.
As an evangelist who works in Russia, Tim Todd tells OneNewsNow that is quite a contrast to America, which has the most pro-homosexual president in the country's history. Todd, who heads Revival Fires International and has worked in Russia, understands that country's stand against the homosexual agenda.
"America is opening the floodgate -- and if you want to know what God thinks about the sin of homosexuality, you can look at his urban renewal development plan in Sodom and Gomorrah," he points out. "It gives you a pretty good idea."
Todd says Russia has had an opportunity for years now to observe the homosexual agenda in America and Europe and learn firsthand what it has done to the culture.
"[In America] there is open, blatant homosexuality on television and on the Internet where the homosexuals have come out of their hideouts in publicly proclaiming their sinful activity," he observes.
Todd adds that he believes Russia has known all along the detriment homosexuality has on society -- and now they have proof in the United States.
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I think it's more about blatantly catering for the basest hatreds and mob mentalities of Russian people.They have pretty much the same approach for all immigrants from former soviet countries...not to mention black people.
But really, I think most American fundies should move there, they propably would think they died and went to heaven. where else can you kill gays blacks or immigrants and get away with a slap on the wrist?
So... Russia is looking at Europe and the US and concluding that we're in trouble? Especially socially? Riiight.
Also, I highly doubt the powers that be in Russia care much about Christian myth.
I will always be amazed by people who seriously think that the primary concern of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, utterly "mysterious" and "wondrous" god is who you love and which consenting adult you put you dick in.
Out of everything in all potential and realized existence, THAT'S what god is most interested in. Where your dick is at any given moment.
So, he wants the USA to be pseudo-democratic dictatorship/kleptocracy, does he?
Unexpectedly honest of him.
"Todd adds that he believes Russia has known all along the detriment homosexuality has on society -- and now they have proof in the United States. "
In Russia the civilians population are not allowed to own guns. Maybe they noticed the deterimental effect that has as well.
@Grimsomcrow
"where else can you kill gays blacks or immigrants and get away with a slap on the wrist?"
Does the name Zimmerman mean anything to you?
"'America is opening the floodgate -- and if you want to know what God thinks about the sin of homosexuality, you can look at his urban renewal development plan in Sodom and Gomorrah,' he points out. 'It gives you a pretty good idea.'"
Yeah, just look at the smoldering heap of ruined civilizations in Europe that allow gay marriage.
Oh, wait. They're still there, happily plodding along as they have been for quite some time.
"Todd says Russia has had an opportunity for years now to observe the homosexual agenda in America and Europe and learn firsthand what it has done to the culture."
Precisely nothing.
"Todd adds that he believes Russia has known all along the detriment homosexuality has on society -- and now they have proof in the United States."
Shouldn't they look just a little to their left. You know, over at Europe.
"An evangelist who visits Russia frequently believes the move afoot there to ban the public display of homosexuality is because the nation's leaders -- both political and religious -- have seen the damage American culture has suffered from the homosexual movement. "
Yes. As we can also see, the destruction wrought by over ten years of gay marriage has almost completely demolished Canada as well. Oh wait...
Todd adds that he believes Russia has known all along the detriment homosexuality has on society
Up until a few decades ago, they thought the same thing about capitalism and religion, too.
Anti homosexuality was a Soviet era state policy made with the intentions of re-growing the population after the millions of WWII deaths and after Stalin died, the Gulag deaths. It was brutally enforced by the omnipresent Communist Party. I'm gay, and I'd rather be Dead than Red (1950's era slogan in U.S.). Funny how Red is now the color of conservatism....or not so ironic; it has meant forcing "ideals" upon the populace against their will, always, no matter the political doctrine.
Yes, because Russia is such a paragon of enlightened thinking, democracy and, um, civil rights. It's an economic powerhouse with a GDP of... Uh... Less than California's. Their leader is a pillar of morality... Who... Um... Was affiliated with the KGB. But still! Russia should be a role model!
"if you want to know what God thinks about the sin of homosexuality, you can look at his urban renewal development plan in Sodom and Gomorrah"
Oh, you mean that time God punished them for being bad neighbours?
"It gives you a pretty good idea."
A pretty good idea that you haven't read your bible in a while...
have seen the damage American culture has suffered from the homosexual movement'
What damage?
That's the problem with these evangelical anti-gay nutcases. They can never cite any actual societal damage caused by gays. All they cite is religious nonsensical 'reasons' and cry 'Sodom and Gomorrah' all the way home.
It's time we stop listening to cretins like Tim Todd and simply give them the proper respect they're due (ie: none). If anything, they deserve abuse. Maybe Todd would be happier in communist nation...
Todd adds that he believes Russia has known all along the detriment homosexuality has on society
If he meant by that that the police and fascist thugs have repeatedly beaten up gays on the flimsiest of pretexts, with the active encouragement of the Russian Orthodox Church, he might have had a point.
It is notable that when the UN voted to remove sexual orientation from a resolution condemning extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary execution in 2010, Russia was the only country in Europe to vote that way.
As an evangelist who works in Russia, Tim Todd ...
Yup, and just wait until dictator Putin passes a law forbiding any religous movement that contradicts the Russian Orthodox Church, making all evangelists dangerous outlaws.
I'd like to hear what you have to say on your OneNewsNow then.
Surprise, at the rate things are going in Russian at the moment, it may happen not too far down the road.
If God is so against homosexuality, why didn't he mention it in the Ten Commandments or the Seven Deadly Sins? The sin in Sodom and Gomorrah was inhospitality.
Human rights have never been big in Russia. It was, perhaps, on the verge of thawing up a bit, but Putin is resolutely pushing it back into dictatorship and steely laws again. Freedom of speech does not exist, for example, but freedom to attack gays and western journalists does. The people protesting against the law was arrested, not the ones who threw eggs on the protesters, or beat them up, or attacked the journalists reporting about the protest.
There is much more open, blatant heterosexuality on television and on the Internet. Not even 10 percent of the open, blatant sexuality is homosexual, which it ought to be if it followed reality.
Define sin, and tell me how and why homosexuality is a sin. It is of no business or import to anyone other than those who are homosexual. It doesn't "harm society", cause moral decline or ruin communities. I think you just like having someone to bully, which is not a very Christian thing to do. And you know what that makes you? A cunt.
An evangelist who visits Russia frequently believes the move afoot there to ban the public display of homosexuality is because the nation's leaders -- both political and religious -- have seen the damage American culture has suffered from the homosexual movement.
Such as...? Come on now, don't pull any punches. But please, be specific.
"[In America] there is open, blatant homosexuality on television and on the Internet where the homosexuals have come out of their hideouts in publicly proclaiming their sinful activity," he observes.
Oh, us nasty homosexuals, going and EXISTING again...and out in the wide open so people can see us to...for shame...
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