tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673026911024876557.post3909102478694672537..comments2023-09-12T03:40:44.402-07:00Comments on Pastor John's Thoughts: Belief vs. BelongingPastor Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02985728106929059405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673026911024876557.post-79235143862531220882009-09-28T11:53:27.225-07:002009-09-28T11:53:27.225-07:00"Quite simply, some of us are right-handed, a..."Quite simply, some of us are right-handed, and some of us are left-handed."<br /><br />I don't think that is a valid analogy. The reasons some are left-handed vs right, can be explained medically by how the brain functions differently in some to provide them a dominant side that differs from the majority. The same can't be said for homosexuality (unless I've missed this documented and proven somewhere.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673026911024876557.post-81320762415122524312009-09-25T15:45:27.352-07:002009-09-25T15:45:27.352-07:00"The ELCA made a decision to elevate making a..."The ELCA made a decision to elevate making a segment of it’s community feel comfortable over and above what it professed to believe (biblical doctrine). A community that violates it’s own doctrine is no community at all and will factionalize over every issue imaginable."<br /><br />Pastor John, the ELCA did not violate its own doctrine when the resolutions were passed. Nor did it violate Biblical doctrine, either. <br /><br />A number of churches have used passages about women remaining silent in church to argue that women should not be ordained pastors. The Bible has also been used to justify slavery as well.<br /><br />We have to examine the texts through the spirit of the law, not the letter of the law. We need to accept LGBT Christians and love them for who God created to be. <br /><br />I am someone who is perfectly comfortable with Scripture, but methinks that the good people of Zion need to step back and examine their homophobia and discomfort with God's children who happen to be sexual minorities. Quite simply, some of us are right-handed, and some of us are left-handed. <br /><br />Pastor John, what exactly are gay people doing to hurt you or your parishioners?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com