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One such critic was Dr. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary who is considered an intellectual paragon by many on Christendom\u2019s right flank. In\u00a0 a response to Matthew Vines<\/a>\u00a0posted on his blog, Mohler issued a rallying cry for Christians to resist Vines\u2019 attempt to \u201coverthrow two millennia of Christian moral wisdom and biblical understanding.\u201d He also announced the release of an e-book entitled, \u201c God and the Gay Christian? A Response to Matthew Vines<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

Because of the importance of this debate, I decided to invite both Albert Mohler and Matthew Vines to answer some questions on the topic. Because Albert Mohler was the first to respond to my inquiry, his answers are listed first.<\/span><\/div>\n

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