Yeah... I am gonna say this once, and I am absolutely sure that I am not the only one who feels this way.
If they want a feel good church then they can certainly have a feel good church... of their own making. There is no need to divide an conquer as they are doing in the ECUSA.
This isn't part of our federal or state government, so there isn't really a need for a homosexual insterest group. It's CHURCH for goodness sake. If they don't like it they can go somewhere else or create their own. Why oh WHY do they feel the need to stomp on everyone else's faith? (because they are unrepentant and wish to believe whatever they want) IF they have (and most certainly have) departed from the historical Christian teachings, then depart already and leave the Church alone.
What an utter waste of time and money.
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No offense intended, PG, but you're seriously misguided if that's what you really think. You've made the mistake of thinking this is an isolated thing.
But to the folks who are radicalizing the ECUSA (and the Presbyterians, and the Methodists, and the Lutherans, and....) there is NO DIFFERENCE between the church and the federal or state governments. It's not mere coincidence that the exact same issues are being fought by the exact same people in every walk of life. (You forgot to include Big Business in your list, btw.)
It's all part of the same battle. They do need to divide and conquer -- each and every institution that stands in their way. One of our side's biggest mistakes has been our failure to recognize the nature of the war.
Because they can't build their own church. They can't build their own governments, or any other kind of organization. There are no gay scouts; gays have not responded to "discriminatory" insurance practices by forming their own insurance companies. They do not wish to build, but to take over, to "improve."
Everyone else is the point. It's not about what they want, but what they want from you. It's not about how they are living their lives, but how you are living yours.