Comments on: PCUSA Assembly Approves Deleting Gay Clergy Ban

By: DeepWaterWalker

DeepWaterWalker — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:13:31 +0000

There is no easy answer, my friend. I will pray for you. My initial gut feeling would be to distance myself from a church that endorses such moves. Maybe there is a local congregation that is currently a part of the PCUSA, but that disagrees with this ruling? If so, there is an opportunity there to remain with the group you have felt called to serve, and lead out from under the sinful decisions of the association.

Thoughts?

Bless you in your journey through this difficult time.

By: Cherry

Cherry — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:11:44 +0000

I am absolutely sickened! January 2008 I began my three year term as an Elder in the PCUSA. I have left several churches and denominations and returned back to PCUSA. And this? I cannot accept this! The Bible is very clear on the subject. Eyes are being blinded. Where do I go from here…

By: DeepWaterWalker

DeepWaterWalker — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:05:54 +0000

I strongly disagree, my friend. We, as a nation, do not have to make changes to appease the sinful nature of certain groups of people in order to “deal with the future and the evolving world culture”. In fact, this country was founded by a group of individuals who did not embrace the idea of conforming to what the rest of the world was all about. We live in a free country, and to that end everyone should be free to make their own choices within the framework of our constitution. However, that freedom, and the amazing words of our nation’s preamble say nothing of endorsing sexual immorality.
Gays and lesbians do not stand in the same place of civil hardship that women and minorities have stood in the past. Gays and lesbians have made the choice to live in sin. Therefore, they should not receive the same attention in our nation’s courts regarding “equal rights”. The equal rights amendment was installed in our constitution to create equality among all of our nations races. Homosexuals are not a race, nor are they an ethnic group.
By all intents and purposes, your argument would support the same type of openness and support for the possibility of pedophiles fighting for their own rights and equality to other groups. I assume you believe gays are born that way. Do you also believe people are “born as pedophiles”?

By: Providence Gay Men

Providence Gay Men — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:33:00 +0000

Eventually all states and religions will have to make the same changes in order to deal with the future of this country and our entire evolving world culture.

Not eveyone will be happy, but change happens.

It is how we deal with it personally that affects how each individual is viewed in God’s eyes.