Cosmopolitan and Buzzfeed recently discovered that the church Chip and Joanna Gaines attend, Antioch Community Church, is led by a pastor who does not support same-sex marriage and who believes that homosexual practice is a sin. In other words, Chip and Joanna Gaines attend a historically Christian congregation on the matter of sexual ethics.<\/p>\n
Now, not all Christians will agree with some of the statistics cited by the Gaines\u2019 pastor, his linking homosexuality in most cases to abuse, or his portrayal of the \u201cgay lifestyle.\u201d\u009d But there is nothing newsworthy about a Christian church teaching that male-female marriage is God\u2019s original design and that newly invented definitions fall short of God\u2019s intention for human flourishing.<\/p>\n
What is newsworthy is the religious undertone of the Cosmopolitan article. It reads like a heresy hunt. The magazine has \u201cuncovered something many fans will likely want an explanation for\u201d\u201da startling revelation that has left many wondering where Chip and Jo stand.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Buzzfeed is seeking clarification from HGTV, hoping (apparently) to hear the Gaines recant their pastor\u2019s heretical beliefs. Until then \u201ctheir silence speaks volumes.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n