澳洲救世军发言人说【上帝认为同志应该被处死】

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Salvation Army apologizes for spokesman’s comments
救世军就其饭桶言论公开道歉

The Salvation Army in Australia has apologized to the LGBT community for comments by a spokesman that appeared to endorse the view that gays were worthy of death in God's eyes
澳洲救世军日前就其发言人说【上帝认为同志应该被处死】的言论想全体LGBT进行道歉。

24 JUNE 2012 | BY ANDREW POTTS

The Salvation Army in Australia has clarified comments a spokesperson made on Thursday in which he appeared to endorse the view that practicing homosexuals are worthy of death in the eyes of God.
澳洲救世军日前发表一项发表声明就上周四其发言人在墨尔本电台发表的一个针对同志的评论【在上帝看来，同性恋应该被处死】进行道歉。

Media Relations Director of the Salvation Army Australia’s Southern Territory, Major Andrew Craibe (pictured), had repeatedly refused to disavow sections of the Army’s Salvationist Handbook of Doctrine which cite a passage from the book of Romans that states that 'those who do such things deserve death’ when being interviewed by Melbourne gay radio station Joy FM.
澳洲救世军公共关系上将Andres Craibe，上海走接受墨尔本一同志电台的采访时，一直拒绝否认其教义中援引的古罗马时代的一句话【那些（进行同性性行为）的人是要被处死的】。

‘That’s a part of our belief system,’ Craibe told Joy FM.
他告诉电台：那一章是我们信仰体系的一部分。

‘We have an alignment to the scriptures … That is part of our Christian doctrine and that’s our understanding of that.’
我们必须遵守教义，那是我们基督教徒的教义，也是我们的理解。

However the Salvation Army’s Communications and Public Relations Secretary for its Eastern Territory, Major Bruce Harmer, has now apologized for what he termed a ‘miscommunication’ on the part of Craibe.
然而，另外一位救世军公共管关系不高管日前公开道歉，并说这其中有一些误解。

‘The Salvation Army sincerely apologizes to all members of the [LGBT] community and to all our clients, employees, volunteers and those who are part of our faith communities for the offence caused by this miscommunication,’ Harmer said in a statement.

Harmer said that the Salvation Army did not believe that homosexuality should result in any form of physical punishment and that they interpreted the passage in Romans as referring to spiritual death resulting from separating oneself from God, not bodily death.

‘The Scripture in question, viewed in its broader context, is not referring to physical death, nor is it specifically targeted at homosexual behaviour,’ Harmer said, ‘The author is arguing that no human being is without sin, all sin leads to spiritual death (separation from God), and all people therefore need a Saviour.

‘The Salvation Army believes in the sanctity of all human life and believes it would be inconsistent with Christian teaching to call for anyone to be put to death. We consider every person to be of infinite value, and each life a gift from God to be cherished, nurtured and preserved.

Harmer said that the Salvation Army was working to build bridges with the LGBT community.

‘The leadership of The Salvation Army continues to reflect on Christian and Biblical tradition, and especially on the themes of justice and mercy, to further deepen the understandings of our own members and build a more healthy relationship with the [LGBT] community,’ Harmer said.

‘We pledge to continue to offer services to all Australians and to treat each person with dignity, respect and non-discrimination.’

鹰扬天下

敢说就要敢承认，救世军一向立场不坚定
只能作为基督教的分支旁类

cfan

既然是同性恋就光明正大地自认同性恋好啦，因为有法律的制约，不赞成的人也只能腹诽而已，谅他不敢公开歧视。但是有这么个问题一直搞不懂，为什么非要占用“同志“这个词汇呢？莫非为了个人自由个人权利还真是要组织起来搞一场革命不成？