Rev. Ed Bacon during a discussion on spirituality. After hearing from Sedrick, who says he had a tough adolescence growing up as a gay teen in rural Alabama, the Rev. Bacon said something Oprah says she has never heard a minister say. “Being gay is a gift from God,” the Rev. Bacon said. “But our culture doesn’t understand that.
The Rev. Bacon (in clip): Being gay is a gift from God. But our culture doesn't understand that. And consequently, the culture sends messages that you ought to isolate. And isolation is the antithesis of what all of us need.
Oprah (in clip): Well, you are the first minister I ever heard say being gay is a gift from God, I can tell you that.
Michael (in clip): Now you'll hear two.
Oprah (in clip): Now you'll hear two. Okay.
Michael (in clip): Now you'll hear two. And that has nothing to do—
Oprah(in clip): You are the first two ministers I ever heard say being gay is a gift from God. (Live) John from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is on the phone. Hi, John.
http://www.oprah.com/article/spirit/20090114_sas_transcript/3
To further explain his comment, the Rev. Bacon joins Oprah via satellite. “I meant exactly what I said,” he says. “It is so important for every human being to understand that he or she is a gift from God.”
Some may say Oh he meant to say all people are a gift from God , but as you read Oprah and the two Rev's make it clear what they meant.
God does not “gift” people with sin. The wages (or payment) for sin is death, but God’s gift is eternal life. Of course, that eternal life comes through repentance and acceptance of Christ. Romans 6:23
All people are ’gifts’ from God. Behold, children are a gift from God. Psalms 127:3 Thus, the significant difference is saying that sin is a gift as opposed to a person being a gift.
The problem with this is that many people who watch Oprah show will believe this lie.
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