The Nashville Statement Reminds Me That Jesus Was a Capricorn

There has been a great deal of fanfare regarding the release of The Nashville Statement by a group of Evangelical Christians called the Coalition for Biblical Sexuality. This coalition includes some of the usual suspects such as Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and James Dobson of Focus on the Family.

Given the topic of discussion is centered around biblical sexuality, the coalition's ire is directed against LGBT people over the course of 14 articles. Take a look at Article 7:

WE AFFIRM that self-conception as male or female should be defined by God’s holy purposes in creation and redemption as revealed in Scripture.


WE DENY that adopting a homosexual or transgender self-conception is consistent with God’s holy purposes in creation and redemption. 

When I read an article such as this I am reminded of Kris Kristofferson's song "Jesus Was a Capricorn" which I had the privilege of hearing from the man himself this past May:

'Cause everybody's gotta have somebody to look down on
Who they can feel better than at any time they please
Someone doin' somethin' dirty decent folks can frown on
If you can't find nobody else, then help yourself to me

Needless to say, this collection of Evangelical Christians have LGBT people to look down on and probably always will. Of course, it isn't every Evangelical who thinks this way. There are many who serve God by blessing people and lifting their spirits. Unfortunately, there are just as many who serve God by cursing people and destroying their spirits. The people who drafted and have signed The Nashville Statement subscribe to the latter instead of the former.