Bill Gaither And Marsha Stevens
by Bill Gaither | Thursday
May 4, 2006
Bill Gaither Issues Statement Regarding Misrepresentation
Photo to Right:
Marsha Stevens, second from left (an open lesbian who's
career is singing Gospel music) with her wife,
Cindy. The man to the right of Marsha is Southern Gospel
Music legend, Bill Gaither. Marsha had just performed on
the show at a Gaither Homecoming concert. Far right is Mark
Lowry.
ALEXANDRIA, IN (Press Release)
- Apparently, a visit by Marsha Stevens to a Gaither
Homecoming concert in 2002 is being misrepresented and
misused by her and others. Marsha Stevens is an outspoken
lesbian singer-songwriter who operates an organization
called Born Again Lesbian Music (BALM Ministries). Her story
is a sad one.
In 1969, as the 16 year-old leader of what many consider to
be the first contemporary Christian music group, Children of
the Day, Marsha wrote "For Those Tears I Died," which
quickly became one of the most popular songs of the
so-called Jesus Movement. Featured on "Maranatha's "The
Everlasting Living Jesus Music Concert" album, her song
became one of the best known Christian folk songs of the
decade.
Gloria and I, along with hundreds of churches around the
country have sung that song for years. Unfortunately, in
more recent years Marsha publicly declared herself to be
lesbian and took her music and work in a very different
direction from where it started.
In December 2002, we had a Gaither Homecoming concert in
Phoenix, where someone told us she was in attendance and
asked if she could come backstage and say hello. Mark Lowry
and I greeted Marsha and her partner and someone snapped a
photograph of the four of us, a picture Marsha has exploited
on her Web site ever since. False reports of what transpired
at the concert have also surfaced on various Web sites so we
pulled the videotape of the concert and reviewed it. Here is
exactly what happened.
Gloria and I were celebrating our 40th anniversary that
night and we sang a number of songs that had been special to
us over the years, including, "For Those Tears I Died." I
mentioned, from the platform, that the woman who wrote that
song "is here tonight." I then said that I love that song
because someone "may have seen a grownup with a Jesus that
maybe is pushing you away, that wouldn't let you in. And you
were never good enough. The only Christ I know is the Christ
in that song, with His arms out very wide, saying, "Come to
the water, That's the only Christ I know -- come as you
are."
We then continued the concert without any further mention of
Marsha or this song. Any other report of this concert is
simply and sadly false. I regret that this brief exchange
has apparently been used to suggest some sort of endorsement
of Marsha and her current life and work. Clearly I do not
endorse or support either, though I believe God can, and
does still use this song to minister to people. I pray for
Marsha and encourage others to do the same.
Bill Gaither
END
The Devils' Music
MILITANT MOB OF HOMOSEXUALS TARGET
REPENT AMERICA
“Why does the 'mainstream press'
condemn the Catholic Church for allowing predatory
homosexuals to destroy the lives of boys, while
simultaneously condemning the Boy Scouts of America for
not allowing precisely the same thing in their
organization?” —SOURCE
Why does the
“mainstream press” condemn the
Catholic Church for allowing predatory homosexuals to destroy the lives of boys,
while simultaneously condemning the Boy Scouts of America for not
allowing precisely the same thing in their organization? -SOURCE
Public
Employees Teach Teens 'Gay' Sex Techniques
(Including Fisting) at
GLSEN Conference At Tufts University
GLSEN Fistgate Scandal at Tufts
Detailed By Massachusetts News:
http://www.massnews.com/past_issues/2000/Schools/fistarc.htm
Parents Rights Coalition
Exposes GLSEN's Radical Agenda:
http://www.parentsrightscoalition.org/Fistgate.htm
The GLSEN
Files-SteveKaneShow.com:
http://www.stevekaneshow.com/glsen.htm
Queering The Schools:
http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_2_queering_the_schools.html
National Association For
Research And Therapy Of Homosexuality: Activism In The Schools:
http://www.narth.com/menus/schools.html
Crafting Bi/Homosexual
Children:
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/academics/lawreview/articles/14_2Reisman.PDF
Child Molestation And The
Homosexual Movement:
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/academics/lawreview/articles/14_2baldwin.PDF
Homosexuality Behavior
&
Pedophilia:
http://us2000.org/cfmc/Pedophilia.pdf
How To Keep Gay Straight Alliance
Clubs Out Of Your Public School:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Linda/harvey1.htm
Critical Analysis Of GLSEN's
Same-Sex Marriage Curriculum For Teens:
http://www.drthrockmorton.com/samesexcur.pdf
Please put these banners on your webpage!
Do
Something About the Homosexual Movement and Pedophilia!
Gay Marriage is a Sin!
God Loves People (All
people!)
Sodomy (Audio sermon by Pastor Jeff Owens)
Hope for Homosexuals
Myths About
Homosexuality
The Homosexual Lifestyle is No
White Picket Fence
Reclaiming the Rainbow
| Sodomite Ministers
| Protest Gay Day!
PHILLIES LOSE; REPENT
AMERICA WINS
MILITANT MOB OF HOMOSEXUALS TARGET
REPENT AMERICA
Education
secretary blasts PBS for cartoon with gay characters
George
Bush Cheers Gay Church!
High
Court to Give 'Gays' Their Own 'Roe'?
Gay Pride? |
Gay Tolerance?
| Was
King James a Homosexual?
While homosexuals claim they make up 10% of the population, the reality is
closer to 1-2%
Homosexuality 101: A Primer
(.PDF)
(Provides a brief history of the homosexual movement in the U.S. and its roots
in Marxist ideology. This paper describes how homosexuals terrorized the
psychiatric community and have created a marketing strategy to vilify their
opponents.)
Homosexuals Recruit Public School Children
(.PDF)
Homosexual Behavior Fuels AIDS and STD Epidemic
(.PDF)
A Gender Identity
Disorder Goes Mainstream (.PDF)
Homosexual Propaganda Campaign Based on Hitler’s “Big Lie” Technique
(.PDF)
Homosexual Sex = Death from HIV Infection
(.PDF)
Traditional Values Coalition Exposes Homosexual Agenda
(.PDF)
There is a way out!
If you really love someone, you'll
tell them the truth.
Comment from webmaster of
Jesus-is-Savior.com...
I do NOT condone hatred towards
anyone. In fact, the Bible never directs us to hate anyone (not even the
Devil). However, the Bible does teach us to hate evil (Psalm 97:10). The Word of God clearly teaches in Romans 1:26-32 that homosexuality is a
horrible sin. According to 1st Corinthians 6:9-10, homosexuals will not be
allowed into heaven. For that matter, no sinners will be allowed into
Heaven. That's why we need Christ's righteousness to
get to Heaven, which is by faith (Romans 4:5). The only hope is through the blood of Jesus Christ which washes
our sins away (Colossians 1:14). I do NOT seek to be unkind to anyone, but
the Word of God is not going to change (Matthew 5:18). Sodomy (the Bible's
term for homosexuality) is sinful in God's eyes! If you don't like it,
then get mad at God.
I realize that no homosexual wants
to hear a Bible-thumper proclaiming the Word of God that homosexuality is a
wicked sin... but homosexuality is a sin! To no surprise, homosexuals are
now publishing their own perverted Bibles and creating
perverted
websites, trying to claim that God permits homosexuality. Now we even
have Sodomite ministers. Society
can't go much lower. The Bible foretold of these wicked people who would
change the Word of God into a lie...
"Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own
hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth
of God into a lie..." —Romans 1:24-25
Have you believed a lie? Please do not be deceived my friend... homosexuality is a wicked sin that will
bring the judgment of God upon you. If you are a homosexual, I do not hate
you at all. In fact, I care about you very much, which is why I made this
webpage. This webpage isn't intended to make you mad or hurt your feelings
(although the truth usually does step on people's toes), it is intended to open
your eyes to the truth about homosexuality and to enlighten you concerning the
stern Biblical warning against homosexuality.
The proper way for
you to deal with homosexuality is to face it for what it
is... sin. Ask God to forgive you and to help deliver you from the sin of
homosexuality. I do not condemn anybody, for I am a sinner as much as
anyone. The Apostle Paul called himself "the chief" of
sinners (1st Timothy 1:15). Jesus DIDN'T come into the world to
condemn anybody (John 3:17), and neither
should we. God's Law condemns all of us
(Romans 3:10-23). Jesus came to save us; not to condemn us (John 3:16-17).
I'll close with the beautiful Words of the Savior spoken to the woman accused
of adultery by the hypocritical Scribes and Pharisees...
"When
Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her,
Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She
said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and
sin no more." —John 8:10-11
Salvation is free
and simple... we are the SINNERS and Jesus is the SAVIOR.
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Proud!
Ye Must Be Born Again!
