“I don’t believe there needs to be a justification. I believe it is acceptable to God ....”
On what basis? How do we know what’s acceptable to God? That’s the issue. I provided sound arguments from scripture, tradition and finally reason. You’ve given none except:
“and won’t even be an issue in 30 or so more years.”
When a people want to change what has been done for 2,000 years they better have good reasons to do so....and social trends just don’t cut it.
I do believe you are right as to the trends though, but it will still be an issue, for all who take scripture, the combined experience of the Church (tradition) and reason seriously. I can tell you that in the evangelical circles I run in MOST young men and women are clear on what I’m arguing scripture teaches.... and these are all part of the fastest growing churches. I also believe that in less that 30 years such people will face legal sanction, and even jail for following their convictions. Will “conservatives” like you defend us?
Unfortunately for many, their own notions of what should be an issue or not, are the final authority for them...
Of course we will defend you.
Or, at least, I will.
But I think you take a very pessimistic view of the future. the conservative, evangelical churches are the ones that are growing while the TEC (two the’s there) is fading and dying.
Why would churches who are in the majority be persecuted??