Catholic coalition?

I was reading my copy of the Feb. 5 issue of The Alabama Baptist when the article “Evangelical-Catholic coalition addresses same-sex ‘marriage’” caught my eye. I did not know that any Southern Baptist was a part of Evangelicals and Catholics Together. (Why should we) embrace the Catholic religion, especially when its leader claims to be the “vicar” of Christ on earth? A religion that has called all who believe the teachings of Scripture and The Baptist Faith & Message “anathema,” a formal curse by a Catholic leader denouncing a doctrine.  

We should not be joined together in any coalition, union or alliance with a group that does not hold to the true tenets of the Christian faith. Should we align ourselves with the Muslims? After all they believe same-sex “marriage” is wrong. What about asking the Mormons to join as well? No, heed the warnings of the holy Scriptures. 

Let the other groups work on their own. Let us concentrate on Christ’s agenda for His kingdom and His Church. We should be casting the gospel seed and praying it finds the “good soil.” Governments can’t change until Christ changes the people.  

Tony Fisher     
Birmingham, Ala.