LGBTQ hijack of Rainbow in opposition to "Proud to be Delivered"?

[BobRyan]

A friend of mine in Georgia belongs to a church that promotes "Proud to be Delivered" signs in this area.

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, light Blue, Dark Blue, Purple

It points to a website of individual testimonies about the power of God to change lives and free from the bondage of rebellion and sin against God.

Proud To Be Delivered

www.proudtobedelivered.com

One of the churches promoting the "Proud to be Delivered" message is -

Worship With Wonders

Revival Born. Relationship Driven. Where the Spirit of the Lord is.

www.worshipwithwonders.org

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I was told that an lgbtq group filed suit against the sign company and against the church - to stop them from using "their flag" - claiming that the rainbow in scripture has apparently been legally/successfully/in-perception-only highjacked by the lgbtq community and Christians are not allowed to use it to claim that the Gospel frees people from sin and rebellion.

GLAAD DISPLAYS PRO-EQUALITY MESSAGE ON DIGITAL TRUCK AT GEORGIA CHURCH RESPONSIBLE FOR ANTI-LGBTQ BILLBOARDS | GLAAD

MORE THAN TWO DOZEN FAITH LEADERS, ADVOCATES, AND ARTISTS SIGN STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE: “Perpetuating hatred toward the LGBTQ community under the guise of Christian love is disingenuous, out of touch, and a contributing factor to declining church attendance, especially among young...

glaad.org

 

[BobRyan]

All who desire to live Godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution - 2 Tim 3:12.

We expect Christians to be persecuted by GLAAD groups and others. And around the world various examples of opposing Christians can be seen..

 

[BobRyan]

Christianity will not always sit idly by in such instances... a few Billion Christians in the world will eventually take a united stand.

 

[Fantine]

I think a rainbow is a universal symbol that can't be claimed by any one group.
There are many gay friendly churches. I am friendly with someone who pastors one.
I think gay Christians seeking God would be better served by a church community that is less inflexible and hell-centered.

 

[BobRyan]

In the example above - the ad links to a site where former LGBTQ individuals accept the Gospel and discover the power of the Gospel to deliver from bondage.

Not everyone views that as a positive.

 

[GodLovesCats]

The LGBT Pride flag is now more than just a rainbow.

 

[BobRyan]

The LGBT Pride flag is now more than just a rainbow.

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and it has six colors not the seven colored one in the add that refers to the Bible in Gen 8 and 9 -- so then "God's flag" not lgbt's flag.

 

[RileyG]

Good for them! Glory to God in all things!

 

[GodLovesCats]

and it has six colors not the seven colored one in the add that refers to the Bible in Gen 8 and 9 - so then "God's flag" not LGBT's flag.

Only six? Red, orange, yellow, green, royal blue, purple, pink, light blue, brown, black, and white. That is definitely more than six colors.

God does not have a flag. If He did, you would see it in churches everywhere.

 

[BPPLEE]

Only six? Red, orange, yellow, green, royal blue, purple, pink, light blue, brown, black, and white. That is definitely more than six colors.

God does not have a flag. If He did, you would see it in churches everywhere.

There is a Christian flag. At least there was when I went to Vacation Bible School over 50 years ago

 

[BPPLEE]

I think a rainbow is a universal symbol that can't be claimed by any one group.
There are many gay friendly churches. I am friendly with someone who pastors one.
I think gay Christians seeking God would be better served by a church community that is less inflexible and hell-centered.

Like this one?

What is the Sparkle Creed? Edina Community Lutheran Church woke video sparks online backlash

A viral video of a pastor at Edina Community Lutheran Church in Minneapolis reciting the Sparkle Creed has left netizens enraged.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[FireDragon76]

I think a rainbow is a universal symbol that can't be claimed by any one group.
There are many gay friendly churches. I am friendly with someone who pastors one.
I think gay Christians seeking God would be better served by a church community that is less inflexible and hell-centered.

That's the kind of church I go to (UCC, an "open and affirming" congregation) . I don't want to go to a church that is steeped in toxicity. There are folks from all sorts of backgrounds, denominations, and races at our church, and the pastor is a very caring old lady. We do alot of community ministries, like food pantries, or helping people access social services.

I just can't see Jesus bashing gay people, or holding their lives up for special scrutiny. And increasingly even alot of Evangelical scholars are starting to agree, like Tim Mackie.

 

[returntosender]

I was wondering the other day how they ended up with the rainbow. It's always been a Christian symbol since Noah.

 

[FireDragon76]

I was wondering the other day how they ended up with the rainbow. It's always been a Christian symbol since Noah.

It became a symbol during the early 70's after the Stonewall riots and marches. A gay artist started using it as a symbol of the gay liberation movement, and it just caught on. The colors represent diversity and inclusion.

The rainbow has never been a particularly Christian symbol. Early Christians had a variety of symbols, usually a fish or the Chi-Rho symbol, later a cross.

 

[returntosender]

Symbolism as in never flooding the earth again. It was God's first.

 

[FireDragon76]

Symbolism as in never flooding the earth again. It was God's first.

It's a folk story or legend. That doesn't give ownership of the rainbow to Christians. Rainbows appear as symbols in alot of cultures. For instance, the native Seediq people of Taiwan believed you crossed over to the afterlife on a rainbow bridge.

 

[BobRyan]

Only six? Red, orange, yellow, green, royal blue, purple, pink, light blue, brown, black, and white. That is definitely more than six colors.

God does not have a flag. If He did, you would see it in churches everywhere.

well one thing is for sure the actual rainbow has no "black" shining brightly in the sky nor does it have "white" or "brown".

Red, orange, yellow, green, royal blue, light blue?, purple, pink,

The 7 Colors of the Rainbow and Their Meanings Explained in Detail

The rainbow is one of the most beautiful, naturally occurring phenomenons in nature. Scientifically speaking, rainbows appear in the sky when sunlight enters raindrops…

www.color-meanings.com

 

[BobRyan]

It became a symbol during the early 70's after the Stonewall riots and marches. A gay artist started using it

Gen 9 God started using the Rainbow.

The rainbow has never been a particularly Christian symbol.

until one reads what God says about it

"8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, 9 “Now behold, I Myself am establishing My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, every animal of the earth. 11 I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be eliminated by the waters of a flood, nor shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations; 13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth."​

Symbolism as in never flooding the earth again. It was God's first.

turns out!

That long predates "some artist" in 1970's spray painting

 

[FireDragon76]

Gen 9 God started using the Rainbow.

until one reads what God says about it

"8 Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying, 9 “Now behold, I Myself am establishing My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; 10 and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the livestock, and every animal of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, every animal of the earth. 11 I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be eliminated by the waters of a flood, nor shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” 12 God said, “This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations; 13 I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth."​

turns out!

That long predates "some artist" in 1970's spray painting

I don't understand why the traditional interpretation of the story of Noah should be a controlling narrative for how we understand symbols like rainbows. I guess I don't subscribe to your biblical hermeneutics. IMO, even ancient people did not understand those "just so" stories in such a manner.

 

[Aldebaran]

I think a rainbow is a universal symbol that can't be claimed by any one group.
There are many gay friendly churches. I am friendly with someone who pastors one.
I think gay Christians seeking God would be better served by a church community that is less inflexible and hell-centered.

If a gay Christian was seeking God, they'd be willing to put away a flag that indicates pride in their sin.