Fascinating Mars Hill Forum Available on YouTube
By Staff
Jul 24, 2008 - 8:00:12 PM
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| Rev. John Rankin |
Rev. John C. Rankin is the President of the Theological Education Institute (TEI), based in Connecticut. He is also the League's theological consultant, and has been for many years.
TEI has had an online presence for a number of years now, but recently Rev. Rankin has taken it in a relatively new and bold direction. With the help of his son, Stuart, he has created a YouTube channel for TEI, and has posted his first Mars Hill Forum video clip.
The "Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for the Nation?" posting is edited be to just over nine minutes long, and is fascinating to watch. In it, Rev. Rankin deftly handles one of today's most contentious issues (homosexual marriage) in one of the most difficult formats (answering questions from a hostile audience).
He lives up to his own self-imposed guidelines of answering these pointed and loaded questions using "first the Gospel, then politics" and carefully laying out "the biblical nature of a level playing field." In doing so, he demonstrates not only his "love of hard questions," but also the very witness and testimony we Christians are called to be.
Please do as Rev. Rankin asks below (excerpted from several recent emails): 1) view the teinetwork YouTube channel video, 2) rate the video (you must register with YouTube to rate videos), 3) subscribe to the YouTube teinetwork channel and list it as a favorite (both also requiring YouTube registration, and 4) forward the video link (youtube.com/watch?v=7awiTTCWrd0) to your like-minded friends.
The TEI YouTube series promises to add other (previously-held, but not yet available online) Mars Hill Forums in the near future, including those featuring Rev. Rankin debating Rev. Barry Lynn, Esq. (Americans United for Separation of Church and State), Fred Phelps, Esq. (disbarred, of www.godhatesfags.com), Dr. Jeremy Gunn (ACLU), Prof. Nadine Strossen, Esq. (ACLU and New York Law School), Arline Isaacson (Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus), and Patricia Ireland, Esq. (National Organization for Women).
Rev. Rankin can be reached at the Theological Education Institute (TEI) and the Mars Hill Society, 150 Trumbull Street, 4th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06103, (860) 246-0099, www.teinetwork.com, and john@teinetwork.com.
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