When will he realize that the only way to show Christ to other people is to show them His love, His mercy, and His grace as well as our need for His forgiveness? Morrell sounds more like a pharisee- trying to point out people’s sins by shouting at them from the rooftops. We are all sinners and we do all need His grace- but that includes Morrell and others like him. If God is calling someone, He will do so in HIs own time with a quiet voice, not with the deterring, berating “sermonizing” of someone who is not actually in conversation with his supposed audience. What Morrell says must be taken in context of God’s grace and our hope for salvation; this context is not given from random shout-outs. True, he believes he has the truth and that he should be sharing this truth with others, but is he doing so out of love or out of a sense of obligation. I would assume the latter, as he does not seem to be sharing God’s love through a personal relationship with the audience, but rather spewing out words. How does that show them that God loves them so much He was willing to die for them so that one day they might join Him? Or that God cares about them and has a purpose for them, so that they may walk according to that purpose? It doesn’t. He sounds scary, judgmental, and hypocritical- all things attributed to Christianity because of this sort of behavior from particular self-proclaimed Christians (i don’t know if he is or not. not for me to judge). It would be silly, but likely, for his “sermons” to have deterred people from seeing the truth: the mercy of Christ.

Central Connecticut State University made this video report of our ministry on their campus:

http://www.vimeo.com/7747701

For the record, the $25,000 was not in damages, it was in attorney fees for the Alliance Defense Fund. I only received $1 in nominal damages in the New Haven case. We also just settled our Hartford case and again I got $1 nominal damages, and my attorney’s got $20,000 in fees.

This man does not understand Christianity, nor the Gospel.

If someone wants to learn about what Christianity REALLY is (hint: it’s love), talk to a reputable priest or pastor. Disregard Mr. Morrell. I fear (though I could be wrong) he is just a lonely, attention-seeker in need of some guidance.

@ Christian: The Gospel is NOT ONLY about grace and mercy and forgiveness. It is also about surrendering your rights to God, repenting and living a changed life.

Personal relationships and one-on-one conversations are only one way to share the Gospel.

Love is not a feeling. Expressions of love are not always warm or feel good at the time.

Biblically speaking it says in Colossians AND Ephesians that what truly alienates people from God is their OWN wicked actions.

Be wary that you do not put God in a box. He does not limit Himself to only winning people through soft calls. Sometimes He needs to WAKE PEOPLE UP! God doesn’t want people to hit rock bottom first before they finally look up. Today is the day of salvation, the scriptures say.

Scriptures say that He ordained the foolishness of preaching to confound the wise.

Just because people get angry or a preacher sounds angry does not mean it’s wrong.

This man is nuttier than the guy I saw on the New Haven green today shouting obscenities into a trash can. Probably less productive too.

PS- I just want to say that everything I write is my understanding at this point in my relationship with Christ. I don’t claim to be an expert on the Scriptures; I haven’t had any theological training. I hope that as my relationship with Christ continues, my understanding of His word will deepen. So take everything I wrote with a grain of salt- the only truly reliable word on these (and all) matters is His Word, the Bible.

I in no way of approve of what this many was saying, BUT

@#14 – Augustine’s Confessions: Read it. If for nothing else than it’s literary value.