First they were making a study of the problem and so couldn't comment. Now it's their policy not to comment and that includes about the study evidently. As Jimi would say, "The jelly fish has been floating so long, he doesn't have a bone in his jelly back."
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The killer thing, for me anyway, has been that my pastor has been informally recruiting me to go to seminary, and I warned him long ago that this was coming and he said there was no way it would happen. This is basically a "don't ask/don't tell/don't make waves" proclamation by the church. They will let this lie out there for 5 or 10 years and let everyone get used to the stink. Then, they'll have another study, where the next step will take place. Frog in boiling water alert.