Our church is no longer a member of ELCA, but when we pulled out, it wasn’t exactly about “gay marriage” because that hasn’t yet been voted on. The issue which had been voted down since 1988, but approved in 2008, was that three ordained and licensed homosexual pastors wanted to be open about their partners, but when they signed on they had agreed to be celibate. There are very naïve Christians out there who think if we just make a concession that only love and personal commitment matter, then we can get on with the business of the Gospel. However, it’s not quite that simple, because other groups like polygamists, man/boy love and incest groups are waiting in the wings also asking for the church to give them its blessing, because really, doesn’t God just care about love, not the gender, the age, or the number?
Today at Dear Prudence (Slate) I read one I’d simply never thought of: twin gay brothers in a committed homosexual relationship with each other. The advice columnist saw no problem, nor did their counselor, because even the men thought it was a little odd, and hadn’t told their parents, who knew they were gay but wondered why they hadn’t found a permanent partner.
This, dear Christian brothers and sisters, is where you are heading.
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