It's important, though, that the church be very clear where it stands. I had the misfortune for about a year to attend a United Methodist church that, in defiance of its Book of Discipline, bent over backwards in affirming gays and their lifestyle.
They had a "strategic" planning session and announced they were "not going to be ministering to the needs of traditional families." One of the angry lesbians was pressuring for changes actually to the liturgy to "include" GBLT "expression."
The female pastor (the male pastor was a closeted gay man married to a lesbian) did get hauled up for a trial by the church leadership over a book she wrote claiming that God is a female, and she lost, but she was able to continue in ministry and whine about it from the pulpit.
It took me awhile to uncover what lay beneath the surface of the public hypocrisies. We left; but what a tragedy for the long-time families who had given their lives and treasure in membership there. And what a disgrace to the memory of John and Susannah Wesley.
Those with homosexual desires do belong in church, but only if they are there repentant and desiring change; and the church community needs to be supportive yet firm in their commitment to Biblical truth.
I agree 100%.
Thank's for the mental image!