Because you’re gonna get pinged here sooner or later anyway...
On the Judicial Council last year, he supported a pastor who would not permit a gay man to join his congregation. Holsinger has also affirmed the church's stance against openly gay and lesbian clergy.
That is not true about Dr. Holsinger.
Dr Holsinger is a member of our highest court and has to rule according to the actual words of our constitutiona and discipline. The discipline says that the pastor is the chief administrative officer of the local church.
Despite what the pastor's bishop wanted to do, the majority agreed that it was the local pastor's call and not the bishop's.
Additionally, our rules say that a homosexual canNOT be ordained in our church. If Holsinger is interpreting our church law, he isn't affirming anything...he's just reporting the words that are actually on the page.
I am fairly certain that Holsinger is a medical person who considers the homosexual act to be detrimental to the actual health of a person. That's his medical opinion.
The death statistics would seem to support him on that one.