loopholes are hard

Monday July 12th, Deuteronomy 30: 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. The church has been studying the issue of homosexuality for many years. Studies have been presented and voted on, legislation considered, scripture interpreted consciences bound and unbound and on and on and on. In the mean time, we continue to be a church that practices exclusion. Most of the games for clergy are to deal with the issue of marriage and how do you define monogamous same sex relationships without the benefit of a legal marriage. For the most part it is our generation that is struggling with the issue. Ask most kids of high school or college age and they will look at you like you have just asked a stupid question, which you have. If two people love each other and want to live in a mature and committed relationship it is a good thing and the church should be willing to bless that union and fight for its legal status. If two people want to have an excuse for cheap sex, whether the relationship is homosexual or heterosexual it is not a good thing and should not be receiving legal or religious status. The choice of who is up to them. The word of God is near you, it is not hard except for when we try to find some way around it, when we try to find some loophole. Love God, Love others, and walk daily in the ever unfolding discovery of what that means. Jesus calls us to love our enemies and we are still working out the details of how to let our children love one another.