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"But I also know that I need the support of a community of Christians. So I choose to attend and keep my silence on areas where we differ."

Never be silent. This allows the PC crowd to win.

I understand your point, but the alternative is to be in essence, cast out for challenging some of the most fundamental positions held by the church.

As an example, I offer up the topic of slavery. In the Bible slavery is condoned, codified, supported and even commanded in certain situations. But today's church treats slavery as immoral. I personally do not want to see the reestablishment of slavery as an institution, but I also believe that the scripture does not oppose slavery. Since I personally do not want and currently could not afford to own a slave, and since the topic does not widely come up, I have a disagreement, but it is not enough of a disagreement to cause me to leave the church or cause me to create a situation that would invite the church to cause me to leave. To clarify, I would find no fault in someone in the church who wished to own a slave, IF they could find a slave who would be WILLING to sell themselves into slavery as that is the only condition allowable under the US Constitution.