“In the four decades I’ve been an ordained leader in the UMC, we have lost 30 percent of our membership. Our response? Spend millions of dollars and hours of work to decide who else we can exclude.”
I looked elsewhere because I couldn’t stand to listen to more Hippie Jesus, gun control, and acceptance of sodomites (and their behavior). I guess I’m part of that 30%.
How long can a church last with a congregation made up of gays and really old people who cannot even conceive of what those fellows were doing just a few hours before attending church? Unrepentant sinners are to be excluded.
When you introduce wolves into the flock, should you be surprised when the sheep start to disappear? The church is commanded to keep out the wolves.