{"id":356,"date":"2005-11-01T18:49:29","date_gmt":"2005-11-01T22:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lopeyland.com\/?p=356"},"modified":"2006-06-27T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2006-06-27T16:16:37","slug":"another-subject-on-disciples-and-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lopeyland.com\/?p=356","title":{"rendered":"Another subject on Disciples and Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

So where should they go?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When mom and dad came over Sunday, they brought with them a letter from Rockwood Christian Church that basically stated their reasons for dropping from the larger Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and becoming a Disciples Heritage church. One of the reasons stated was that the TBA (Trinity Brazos Area) had voted to allow a congregation that was primarily composed of gay worshippers into their area. Regardless or not if that was the final straw, the issue of homosexuality is a dividing issue for disciples heritage churches.<\/p>\n

Well, our family talked about it some, and Jim made the point that he doesn’t have a problem with gay\/lesbian people coming to church, it’s that it shouldn’t be recognized by a larger body.<\/p>\n

We went round and round on the scriptural interpretation of it. Here’s a link with more details on the debate.<\/a><\/p>\n

But my big question is, where should these people go to find God? If indeed what they are doing is sinful, then they’ll never be accepted for who they are at any church in the nation. I guess the key word is acceptance. Conservatives won’t, and liberals (like me, I guess) will.<\/p>\n

I’m sorry. It’s still a hot-button issue for me. I have friends (who work in churches, gasp) who are gay. My uncle died directly as a result of being gay. I can’t put those feelings aside and condemn people’s behavior. That’s God’s job, not mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So where should they go? When mom and dad came over Sunday, they brought with them a letter from Rockwood Christian Church that basically stated their reasons for dropping from the larger Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and becoming a Disciples Heritage church. One of the reasons stated was that the TBA (Trinity Brazos Area) … <\/p>\n

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