RE: They truly believe that if only the Church would “get with the times” on abortion, gay marriage, female clergy, etc., their kids would be happy to re-up.
These people do not understand that the Bible and Church Teaching are like a compass, it points you to what is true and good, that is — THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
We do not determine what is right and wrong by looking at the calendar. Unfortunately that is what these “get with the times” people want -— to base our morality on the calendar.
Exactly. You and I could decide to go along with the whole gay thing, but it’s not US that’s opposing it, and convincing God is going to be more difficult. They err in assuming that Christianity is an arbitrary human construct, subject to temporal political trends and whims.