The sitting governor of New York should be shunned...
And summarily excused from fellowship of the congregation....
--AND--
...Lacking his sincere and demonstrative repentance...
....banned from The Lord's Table...
He made his choice-- and fought for his choice --
And signed his choice into state law--
--AND--
He will see to it that his immoral choices are enforced with the full weight of the law of the state.
It is now time for the ordained leaders of the church to make their difficult Biblical choice....
And put these so-called "leaders" out of fellowship!
Welcoming their repentance--they may be gently and cautiously restored...
If they shrug and walk off-- "Oh well -- those pesky Christians"...
--THEN--
We will know their professed "faith" and church membership was a sham from the get-go...
And we should let them go their way---
Sounds like plan. This world need solid ground not shifting sand.
Fine words are good.
Decisive action is even better.
There is no reason that the relevant bishop(s) should/could not write a warm letter to Cuomo, expressing concern over his wandering and defiance, urging him to reconsider his behavior, and then ‘medicinally’ excommunicating him.
their professed faith has already been proven a sham when they voted yes on this bill. I could still be ok with one who abstained, but a true Christian would have voted No. Those who voted yes have already committed self-excommunication