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The salient point:
The vote changes the convention's long-standing laws, which previously only required its members to support the convention through cooperation and financial contributions. Now any churches that "knowingly act to affirm, approve, endorse, promote, support or bless homosexual behavior" will be barred from membership.
AND:
The convention's board of directors adopted a similar anti-gay policy in 1992, but its members had never voted to include the policy in its written articles of incorporation. And that past rule, unlike the one approved Tuesday, didn't give the convention the authority to investigate gay-friendly churches.
(emphasis mine)
And Jesus Said, "If any man is thirsty let him come to me, and I will give him living water...unless of course, he's gay."
The salient point:
The vote changes the convention's long-standing laws, which previously only required its members to support the convention through cooperation and financial contributions. Now any churches that "knowingly act to affirm, approve, endorse, promote, support or bless homosexual behavior" will be barred from membership.
AND:
The convention's board of directors adopted a similar anti-gay policy in 1992, but its members had never voted to include the policy in its written articles of incorporation. And that past rule, unlike the one approved Tuesday, didn't give the convention the authority to investigate gay-friendly churches.
(emphasis mine)
And Jesus Said, "If any man is thirsty let him come to me, and I will give him living water...unless of course, he's gay."
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Date: 2006-11-15 12:14 am (UTC)I once explained (To an admittedly open minded and loving priest) how homosexual love was probably purer and closer to what Christ intended, as there was no hope of procreational (and resultant financial, back in the day) gain, to which he replied, 'You know, I never thought of that' -- too bad we can't connect him with them. Maybe he could open their minds.