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Methodist minister defrocked for officiating his son's same-sex wedding (and refusing to promise he won't do it again) speaks out. -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Dec 23 '13, 11:54

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"We treat our LGBT brothers and sisters as second-class Christians. The hate speech of the church has to stop." (www.theguardian.com)

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This is leadership by example. Well done. - David Dec 23, 12:07
I applaud this man's commitment to his ideals, and his focus on the inclusion and love of Christ. But I am befuddled his insisting that opposition - landbeck Dec 23, 12:02 11
- those that hate gays the loudest seem to be a whole more tolerant towards the rest of the adultry spectrum -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 23, 13:43
- Not everyone believes that homosexuality was deemed a sin in the bible. - the liioulu with Dec 23, 13:18
- I freely admit that textual and theological arguments are above my pay grade, but having said that... - znufrii Dec 23, 12:12 4
  - Sometimes znu is correct. This is one of those times. - Spawn Dec 23, 12:16 3
    - I admire his sentiment, I just disagree that it accurately captures what Christ taught. Yes, love is critical, but it's not the *only* thing. was -- nm - landbeck Dec 23, 12:20 2
      - The prime directive of the Bible is love without judgment. Any argument that says, "Okay, let's ignore that in this one instance" is obviously corrupt -- nm - David Dec 23, 13:21
      - good thing I'm not trying to be accurate to what Christ taught, then. :) - znufrii Dec 23, 12:30
- Or, maybe He was just wrong. - TWuG Dec 23, 12:06 3
  - "He" being Jesus, or the Minister before he changed his stance? Arguing that forbidding homsexuality = bigotry is certainly a legitimate stance. -- nm - landbeck Dec 23, 12:14 2
    - Capitalized to indicate Jesus. -- nm - TWuG Dec 23, 12:38
    - I'm no bible scholar, but let's assume that Christ is infallible. Those who wrote the bible and tell the stories are not. It seems to me there are - pmb Dec 23, 12:23
I think that church's methods are out of date. -- nm - CQ draped in tinsel Dec 23, 11:55 1
- Missionary method FTW -- nm - con_carne Dec 23, 11:56

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