To Judge or Not to Judge
Talking About Faith and Homosexuality
Laniaya Alesia Hoofatt
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: News
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On April 16, Spring Arbor University will host a discussion on faith and homosexuality in the Fireside Lounge at 10 p.m. The featured speakers at this event will be Dr. Ken Brewer, Dr. Robert Moore-Jumonville and Chaplain Ron Kopicko. Each speaker will talk briefly on various topics before opening up a question-and-answer session with attendees.
"I do believe this is an important topic for all Christians to understand how to apply biblical principles to questions relating to human sexuality. Also, there is confusion among Christians as it relates to what our response should be to those who are struggling with homosexuality. We hope to answer these and other questions on April 16," said Kim Hayworth, Vice President of Student Development and Learning.
The Bible will be the foundation for this discussion and these pieces of scripture may accompany some of the speakers' topics. I Corinthians 5-8, 6:9-20, Hebrews 13:4, Matthew 5:27-28, Romans 1:18-32, Genesis 2:24 and Ephesians 5:31.
It is clear there is a willingness on SAU's part to discuss this issue on how Christians respond to homosexuality, a subject that has been debated over and over in many different forums around the country.
Dr. Moore-Jumonville will be speaking on 'How can I be a friend to someone who is struggling?'
Chaplain Kopicko will be focusing on the topic 'Who are we to Judge?. "I'm not speaking about homosexuality, but about what the scriptures teach about people judging people vs. Christians admonishing other Christians. Very simple," says Kopicko.
Dr. Brewer a philosophy and religion professor will be discussing 'What does scripture have to say about homosexuality?' There are a number of reasons Brewer has been chosen to speak on this topic and he knows this is an important topic to address. He has had a personal ministry with the sexually broken in the past and present. Brewer has also written a research paper on homosexuality in ministry for a homosexual professor while he attended graduate school.
"I do believe this is an important topic for all Christians to understand how to apply biblical principles to questions relating to human sexuality. Also, there is confusion among Christians as it relates to what our response should be to those who are struggling with homosexuality. We hope to answer these and other questions on April 16," said Kim Hayworth, Vice President of Student Development and Learning.
The Bible will be the foundation for this discussion and these pieces of scripture may accompany some of the speakers' topics. I Corinthians 5-8, 6:9-20, Hebrews 13:4, Matthew 5:27-28, Romans 1:18-32, Genesis 2:24 and Ephesians 5:31.
It is clear there is a willingness on SAU's part to discuss this issue on how Christians respond to homosexuality, a subject that has been debated over and over in many different forums around the country.
Dr. Moore-Jumonville will be speaking on 'How can I be a friend to someone who is struggling?'
Chaplain Kopicko will be focusing on the topic 'Who are we to Judge?. "I'm not speaking about homosexuality, but about what the scriptures teach about people judging people vs. Christians admonishing other Christians. Very simple," says Kopicko.
Dr. Brewer a philosophy and religion professor will be discussing 'What does scripture have to say about homosexuality?' There are a number of reasons Brewer has been chosen to speak on this topic and he knows this is an important topic to address. He has had a personal ministry with the sexually broken in the past and present. Brewer has also written a research paper on homosexuality in ministry for a homosexual professor while he attended graduate school.
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