Tony Perkins Denounces Dan Haseltine

"Christian band Jars of Clay was supposed to be setting out on a 20th anniversary tour -- but if the latest controversy is any indication, not many fans will be celebrating. Lead vocalist Dan Haseltine made sure of that last week by singing a different tune on same-sex 'marriage.' The social media bombshell surprised -- then angered -- the group's fan base, many of whom had followed their massive rise to stardom (including three Grammys) since the 1990s. Want to know a good reason for opposing same-sex 'marriage,' people wrote back: How about 'God says?' Several Christian radio stations are striking the band from their playlists and others are deleting the songs from their libraries. 'Caught wind that some radio stations have pulled my music,' the singer wondered on Twitter. 'Why?' Paul makes it pretty clear as to why in 1 Corinthians 5. How can the Church hope to influence the culture when Christians have willfully compromised the truth of God?" - Hate group leader Tony Perkins, via press release.

Popular Christian Musician Backs Gay Marriage, Backlash Already Underway

Jars Of Clay vocalist Dan Haseltine has been tweeting numerous messages of support for same-sex marriage this week and anti-gay crackpots like Michael Brown are furious.

This really boggles the mind. When you’re sliding down a dangerous slippery slope, you don’t say, “Give me one good reason we’re in danger, other than the fact that we’re careening down this deadly slope.” No. You grab hold of something to stop your fall and then figure out how to climb back to solid ground. Does this gifted artist not realize that the only reason we’re talking about redefining marriage today is because we are well down that slope already? This is the day of full-blown incestuous relationships on popular TV shows like Game of Thrones; of other shows glorifying polyamory (married and dating!), polygamy (from Big Love to Sister Wives to My Five Wives), and teen pregnancy; of news reports about the “wedding” of three lesbians. It is the day of almost half of all first-time American mothers having their babies out of wedlock, with cohabitation rates up more than 700% since 1960, and it is against this backdrop that talk of same-sex “marriage” has become prominent. Do we really want to accelerate the destruction of marriage?

Jars Of Clay have won three Grammys for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album. (Tipped by JMG reader Chris)

UPDATE: More about the story from MetroWeekly.