SAN DIEGO, Feb. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Charles Barkley revealed an unfortunate lack of understanding of the Bible and Christian morality by attacking pro-life and pro-family conservatives as 'fake Christians,'" said Dr. Gary Cass, Chairman and CEO of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission. "Barkley rips one phrase of the Bible from its context, and then asserts that anyone who is opposed to abortion or gay marriage is a 'fake Christian.'"
Dr. Cass continues, "We respect Barkley as an expert on basketball, but he is obviously not an expert on Christian moral theology. The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission calls on Barkley to apologize for his hateful remarks. We are hopeful that he will do the right thing."
Former NBA great Charles Barkley made his remarks in an interview on CNN with Wolf Blitzer. The remarks have been posted on the Drudge Report. When Blitzer asked Barkley to clarify his remarks, Barkley made it clear that he did not misspeak. According to Barkley anyone who judges another person's actions is wrong.
"For Barkley to think that Christians cannot have an opinion about matters of public policy and personal morality is astonishing," said Cass. "Jesus forbids judging by hypocritical double standards, but he requires Christians to make just and sound judgments everyday according to biblical precepts."
"Ironically, Barkley engaged in the very activity of judging others that he condemned in conservatives. Barkley's words reveal an unfortunate, irrational anti-Christian bigotry."
The Christian Anti-Defamation Commission is a non-profit organization devoted to protecting the rights of Christians to confidently live their faith. Dr. Gary Cass has degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary. He previously served as Executive Director of the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, an outreach of Coral Ridge Ministries founded by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy.
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Charles Barkley Confused on Theology
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I don't follow sports much, but Barkley seems like a nice enough fellow from the commercials I've seen him in. And he's definitely not alone in this theological misunderstanding. I can't tell you how many times someone has tried to counter truth with "Judge not lest ye be judged." I faced this heresy yesterday, in fact.
We are not to judge others from a position of moral superiority, as if we had no sin or are above sin (none of us are--the Bible makes that clear, and my wife will confirm it of me). But God makes it clear that His people who know His truth have a duty to speak that truth, especially in the face of the destructive lies the world runs so quickly to believe.
Is this the same Barkley that intentionally spit on a little girl during a basketball game in Philadelphia? or is this the Barkley that was caught on tv after philandering on his wife at the time of the bomb explosion during the Atlanta Olympics?
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