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EXCEPT FOR FORNICATION
Campaign

 

Across the United States marriages are failing at an almost all time high. Much of the blame for America's marriage failure lies with the Church who has either been confused over or outright unwilling to teach what Jesus taught regarding marriage, divorce and remarriage.

 

While many Evangelicals have allowed the world and pragmatism to influence what their church teaches concerning marriage a growing number of Christians are taking a stand for a return to the Biblical teaching that marriage is for life and that no matter what happens between a couple, the marriage bond continues until death.

 

Using the best scholarship available, Daniel R. Jennings has written what some consider to be the best Scriptural and Historical defense of the Permanency of Marriage. But a book that is never read, no matter how well written, serves little purpose.

 

That is why we have started the Except For Fornication campaign. We need your help to get the word out about this vital truth and here are some ways that you can help spread the message.

 

Daniel Jennings wants the most people possible to read his research and that is why he has placed his book online where anyone in the world can read it for free by clicking here.

 

  • Share the link above by emailing it to all of your friends who believe in the permanency of marriage, as well as to those whom you wish would start believing in the permanency of marriage. (You can also download the PDF file of the book if you so desire).

 

  • Post the link on your social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.).

 

  • The paperback edition of Except For Fornication has been very modestly priced at only $4.99 making it cheap enough to buy and give away copies.

 

  • Give a copy to your pastor, all of the Sunday School teachers in your church and if your church has a board give each of the board members a copy and let them know that you think it is important for your church to consider this.

 

  • Email copies to churches. Many churches have websites with contact email addresses for their staff. This is a low/no-cost way to spread the message.

 

  • Consider giving away one copy to every pastor in your city. Surely every city has at least one person who believes in the permanency of marriage. If that one person would just be bold enough to contact all of the pastors in their city with this message, that could make a real difference. Here is a suggested letter to send with the book.

 

  • Share the link for this campaign with those whom you know believe in the permanency of marriage.

 

  • Donate copies to Bible colleges and seminaries. That way students who are studying this issue and may not be taught about it in the classroom can find it in their library.

 

  • Send copies to Bible College and Seminary professors.

 

  • Call your local Christian bookstores and ask them if they carry "Except For Fornication". If not, encourage them to carry it. Some Christian bookstores will allow customers to buy copies of a book and then have them sold through the store. This is called "consignment". If your local Christian bookstore does not carry the title ask them if you could consign some copies to be sold in their store. You can buy the copies at $4.99 and Daniel Jennings has given permission for his readers to sell them at a higher price and keep the extra profit. The main thing is just getting them into the stores so that people looking for sound Biblical teaching on this topic can find it when they need it.

 

  • If your local library accepts donations of new books, buy a copy and donate it to your local library so that people looking for truth in the library will find it.

 

Individuals Who Have Been Sent A Promotion Copy

The following Christian leaders have been sent a copy of Except For Fornication: Why Evangelicals Must Reevaluate Their Interpretation Of Matthew's Divorce Exception Clause. To date over 130 copies have been given to influential leaders in the Christian community to include leaders from 88 U.S. denominations and all of the member churches of the National Association of Evangelicals.  Notwithstanding, the real transformation will take place at the grassroots level, with lower-level pastors and lay people realizing that they have been misled on this issue. This is why it is so important for people to continue giving away copies and pointing people to the free online version. Together, we can spread this message.

 


Denominational Leaders
Bryant Wright
President, Southern Baptist Convention

Johnny Hunt
President, Southern Baptist Convention

Fred Luter,
President, Southern Baptist Convention

Jerry G. Pence
General Superintendent, The Wesleyan Church

Frank L. Hrabak
President, Primitive Methodist Church

Edward W. Williamson
International General Superintendent, Evangelical Methodist Church

Mike Weldon
Executive Director, The Association Of Independent Methodists

Ron Thomas
Executive Director, Advent Christian General Conference

James A. Southerland, Sr.
President, Midwest Pilgrim Holiness Church

George O. Wood
General Superintendent, Assemblies of God

Ken Hunn
Executive Director, Church of the Brethren

Bill Strausbaugh
Chair of the General Conference Board, Brethren In Christ

Gary M. Benedict
President, Christian Missionary and Alliance (C&MA)

Brian Eckhardt
General Superintendent, The Evangelical Church

Raymond F. Culpepper
General Overseer, Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn.)

Bruce D. Hill
Bishop, Evangelical Congregational Church

 

Phil Whipple

Bishop, Church of the United Brethren in Christ USA

 

Randall Bach

President, Open Bible Churches

 

John P. Williams

Regional Director, Evangelical Friends Church International-North America

 

Rice Broocks

Co-Founder, Every Nation Churches And Ministries

 

William J. Hamel

President, Evangelical Free Church Of America

 

Clyde Hughes

Bishop/General Overseer, International Pentecostal Church Of Christ

 

Ronald W. Carpenter, Sr.

General Superintendent, International Pentecostal Holiness Church

 

Peter Borgdorff

Deputy Executive Director, Christian Reformed Church in North America

 

Marion Hunerdosse

President, Christian Union

 

Paul McPheeters

Conference President, Conservative Congregational Christian Conference

 

Jerry Sheveland

President, Converge Worldwide (Formerly Baptist General Conference)

 

Tom Cowley

Moderator, Evangelical Assembly of Presbyterian Churches In America

 

Steven Key

Synod President (2012), Protestant Reformed Churches In America

 

Ron Burgio

President, Elim Fellowship

 

Robert C. McCleland

Executive Director, North American Baptist Conference

 

Joseph Tkach

President, Grace Communion International

 

Glenn C. Burris Jr.

President, The Foursquare Church

 

Doug Klein

Moderator, Evangelical Presbyterian Church

 

Ed Boschman

Executive Director, U.S. Mennonite Brethren

 

Bert Waggoner

National Director, Vineyard USA

 

Commissioner William A. Roberts

National Commander, Salvation Army

 

Bill Hossler

President, The Missionary Church

 

Rocky Rocholl

President, Fellowship of Evangelical Churches

 

Dr. James Murray

Interim Executive Director, General Association Of General Baptists

 

Bishop David Kendall

Bishop Matthew Thomas

Bishop David Roller

Board Of Bishops, Free Methodist Church, USA

 

John Hopler

Executive Committee Director, Great Commission Churches Association

 

Roy Taylor

Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church In America

 

Willie Nolte

Mission Lead, Transformation Ministries

 

Dr. Eugénio R. Duarte

Dr. David W. Graves

Dr. Jesse C. Middendorf

Dr. Jerry D. Porter

Dr. Stan A. Toler

Dr. J. K. Warrick

Board of General Superintendents, Church Of The Nazarene

 

Robert Appel

Executive Director, Seventh Day Baptist General Conference

 

Dr. Julius R. Scruggs

President, National Baptist Convention, USA

 

Bryce Augsburger

Chairman, Council Of Eighteen: General Association of Regular Baptist Churches

 

Linzy Slayden

President, Baptist Bible Fellowship International

 

A. Roy Medley

General Secretary, American Baptist Churches, USA

 

Ed Rosenberry

Executive Director, Churches of God General Conference

 

Ted N. C. Wilson

President, Seventh-Day Adventist Church

 

Frank Wood

Moderator, Global Independent Baptist Fellowship

 

Charles D. Brown

Bishop, United Zion Church

 

Emery Lindsay

Presiding Officer, Church Of Christ (Holiness), USA

 

R.D. Tyler

Presiding Bishop, Church of the Living God CWFF

 

Larry Collins

Managing Director, North American Christian Convention

 

Tom Hermiz

General Superintendent, The Churches of Christ in Christian Union

 

Ronald V. Duncan

General Director, Church of God Ministries, Inc. (Anderson, IN)

 

Whaid Rose

General Conference President, Church Of God (Seventh Day)

 

Gary B. Walter

President, The Evangelical Covenant Church

 

Colin Saxton

General Secretary, Friends United Meeting

 

Frosty Hansen

President, Grace Gospel Fellowship

 

Dr. William Sillings

President, International Fellowship Of Bible Churches

 

Rev Randall A. Grossman

President, Bible Fellowship Church

 

Preston Heath

General Superintendent, Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc.

 

Bishop Charles Scott

General Bishop, Pentecostal Church of God

 

Bishop Ronald Wilson

General Superintendent, Congregational Holiness Church

 

Bishop Randall E. Howard,

General Overseer, The Church of God of Prophecy

 

James E. McKnight,

Presiding Bishop, Church of God By Faith

 

Charles E. Blake, Sr.

Presiding Bishop, Church of God in Christ

 

Chuck Smith

Founder, Calvary Chapel

 

Leonard R Kolb

U.S.A. District Apostle, New Apostolic Church

 

Peter D Robinson

Archbishop, The United Episcopal Church of North America

 

The Most Reverend Huron C. Manning, Jr.

Presiding Bishop, Southern Episcopal Church

 

The Most Rev. Council Nedd II

Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Missionary Church

 

The Rt Rev'd Paul C Hewett

Council Of Bishops, Diocese Of The Holy Cross

 

James Eugene Provence

Archbishop, Anglican Province Of Christ The King

 

The Most Rev'd Walter H. Grundorf

Presiding Bishop, Anglican Province Of America

 

Most Rev. Louis W. Falk

President, House of Bishops, Anglican Church in America

 

Most Reverend Robert Wm. Duncan

Archbishop and Primate, Anglican Church in North America

 

The Most Rev. Leonard W. Riches

Presiding Bishop, The Reformed Episcopal Church

 

The Rt. Rev. William H. Ilgenfritz

Bishop, Missionary Diocese of All Saints

 

The Right Reverend Eric Menees

Bishop, Diocese of San Joaquin

 

The Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker

Bishop, The Episcopal Diocese Of Fort Worth

 

The Most Rev. Craig W. Bates

Patriarch and Primate of North America, Charismatic Episcopal Church

 

The Rt. Rev. Charles H. Murphy, III

Chairman, Anglican Mission In America

 

The Most Rev’d Dr. Robert D. Parlotz

Archbishop and Primate, United Anglican Church

 

The Most Reverend Mark Haverland

Metropolitan and Archbishop, Anglican Catholic Church

 

Dick Thomas

Moderator, Mennonite Church USA

 

Dr. Les Lofquist

Executive Director, Independent Fundamental Churches of America

 

John David Smith

Executive Director, Baptist Missionary Association of America Department of Missions

Seminary/Bible College Directors
Albert Mohler
President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Paige Patterson
President, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Daniel Akin
President, Southeastern Seminary

Gary Briden
President, Southern Methodist College

Ministries
Tom Rainer,
President, Lifeway Christian Stores

Tom Ascol
Executive Director, Founders Ministries

Ray Comfort
Director, Way of the Master

Kirk Cameron
Staff Member, Way of the Master

Jack Chick,
Owner, Chick Publications

Vic Reasoner
President, Fundamental Wesleyan Society

 

Ken Ham

Founder, Answers In Genesis


David Pawson

Director, David Pawson Ministries

 

Paul Washer

Director, HeartCry Missionary Society

 

Dr. Michael L. Brown

Founder, ICN Ministries

 

Carl Baugh

Founder, Creation Evidence Museum

 

Eric Hovind

President, Creation Science Evangelism

 

John D. Morris

President, Institute for Creation Research


Pastors
David Platt
Pastor, The Church at Brook Hills
Author of Radical

Matt Chandler
Pastor, The Village Church

JD Greear
Pastor, The Summit Church

Tony Merida
Pastor, Imago Dei Church

Greg Gilbert
Pastor, Third Avenue Baptist Church

Daniel Montgomery
Pastor, Sojourn Community Church

Thabiti Anyabwile
Pastor, First Baptist Church Grand Cayman

Mark Dever
Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church

W. L. Wade
Pastor, Lighthouse Bible Church

Brian Edwards
Pastor, Blessed Hope Baptist Church

Mike Bickle
Pastor, International House Of Prayer-Kansas City

John Piper
Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church
Founder, Desiring God Ministries

Alex Kendrick
Associate Pastor, Sherwood Baptist Church
Production Leader For Flywheel, Facing The Giants, Fireproof and Courageous

Stephen Kendrick
Senior Associate Pastor, Sherwood Baptist Church
Production Leader For Flywheel, Facing The Giants, Fireproof and Courageous

 

Voddie Baucham

Pastor, Grace Family Baptist Church