Thursday, January 17, 2008

Driscoll Tackles Sex, Rape, Birth Control the Biblical Way

"Do you believe that abortion as a result of rape is wrong?" one worship service attendant at Mars Hill Church in Seattle posed to the pastor.

It's one of many controversial and long-debated questions being asked at the growing church that draws a large twenty-something crowd every week. Pastor Mark Driscoll has opened up the pulpit to a daring "Ask Anything" session, giving unscripted answers to questions not typically addressed in the church.

And the content being addressed over the course of nine weeks has been divided into two categories: offensive and really offensive.

Questions are being asked only during the Sunday evening service - the last of five services at Mars Hill when no children and virtually no families are present and attendance is mainly made up of singles, young adults and non-Christians.

Part of an experiment launched on Jan. 6, "Ask Anything" allows worship attendants to text message any questions they have for the pastor - during the course of the live preaching - on the subjects of the sermon. Those questions are then answered on the spot following Driscoll's preaching. There's no forewarning or preparation. If the experiment "serves us well," the question and answer session may be expanded to all services.

Regarding the question of whether abortion as a result of rape is wrong, Driscoll answered, "Yes."

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Source: Christianpost.com