Mohler’s We Cannot Be Silent

From Andrew Wolfson:

What do you think? To attend or not to attend? 

The president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says in a new book that Christians should not attend a same-sex wedding ceremony – even of their own child – because it “signals moral approval” of the union.

Writing in “We Cannot Be Silent,” R. Albert Mohler Jr. says that while it may be “excruciatingly difficult” to boycott gay weddings of friends and loved ones, “at some point attendance will involve congratulating the couple for their union. If you can’t congratulate the couple, how can you attend?”

Addressing other topics, Mohler says that even if scientists prove people are “born gay,” it would not eliminate the “sinfulness of homosexuality” because “even the natural world” is “tainted by human sin.” He also says that transgender people who are “saved” should consult with their pastors about whether to undergo surgery to return to their original gender….

Stephen Arterburn, a best-selling Christian author who is president of New Life Ministries and host of the radio and television show “New Life Live,” said in a recent post that based on Jesus’ example of dining with prostitutes and drunkards, “I have to extrapolate that Jesus would be all for attending a same-sex marriage ceremony.”