Well, we will see what happens with churches as we embrace homosexual marriage in our civil laws. It seems simple to me that, any church which allows homosexual marriage is endorsing homosexuality. It will be an endorsement and affirmation of that behavior.
Not to over simplify the issues of dealing with friends and relatives who may be “gay”. But the issues become issues of the official position of churches on the issue of homosexuality itself.
When it comes to doctrine, choices have to be made. Do we endorse this behavior just because it’s being forced into our civil laws. And is there a great desire for the churches to prove how liberal they are, and be “with it” and all that, by affirming homosexuality.
I have friends who are homosexual. I have friends who are fornicators. Both know where I stand. Except most congregations give fornication a pass because to many of their family and friends do it. Just like this pastor and homosexuality