I applaud our brothers and sisters in the Episcopal church for their bold commitment to the gospel of inclusive love illustrated by the parable that Jesus told of the lost sheep: how can the 99 sheep be whole if they exclude the 1? The PCC of this church will be reviewing the new LGBTI Mission initiative over the next few months as a prelude to deciding whether or not to support it. I hope they do.
In the meantime do read the response of one Episcopalian priest from California published in the Huffington Post by clicking on the link below. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-susan-russell/on-becoming-second-class_b_8984984.html |