So in a nutshell, the leader will go and meet with the homosexuals but not with the conservatives?
This church is history. The homo lobby favors strict obedience to the new norm.
Could I hear a replay of the bishop's oft-repeated assurance that everyone's bound conscience will be equally respected in the ECLA?
I do believe you have put your finger on the simple answer to what liberal (read: unbelieving) Protestantism has become:
Always seeking fellowship with vice, never virtue.
Sadly, as they will find, vice in the end will not give them the time of day, much less the relevance and respect they crave.