Memo to all American and Canadian Episcopalians:
In Leviticus Chapter 18 God is laying down the moral law to Moses. In verse 22, God says, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.
How much simpler does it need to be than that?
It would appear they also require pictures with a big universal NO on them, preferably signed by the Savior Himself.
I was asked to help lead a discussion in "sexuality" at my Lutheran (ELCA, the blue state guys) church (they wanted me to help to show how diverse they can be).
We studied the Leviticus scripture plus a few others in the New Testament. Bottom line is that wherever homosexuality is mentioned, it is not really looked on in a very favorable light.
However...!!! our helpful manual (provided by the ELCA) makes the case that "Well, you know, Christ really freed us from all those ridiculous old testament laws (we no longer worry about the dietary restrictions or resort to stoning adulterers, etc) and his bottom line is that we should all love one another and not be judgmental, so, it's cool."
By the way, the ELCA voted to kick the can down the road and make no changes to existing policy regarding gay clergy and blessing of gay relationships.
Conservative Episcopalians in the U.S. had better act fast to dissociate themselves with the ECUSA and set up a separate denomination and be recognized by the worldwide Anglican Communion as the representative of the Anglican Church in America. If they do not act quickly, they might as well close up shop and ask the Catholics to take them in.