the church begins to wake up

There was an interesting article at Msnbc.com today, regarding an evangelical church in Colorado that made the decision to be open and affirming to gays. You can read it here. . I have to say I agree with the anti-gay people in the article on one thing - there are scriptures in the Bible that condemn homosexuaity as being a sin. . OTOH, there are also verses in the Bible that permit slavery, allow the murder-by-stoning of all sorts of transgressors, and which call for the spirit-filled New Testament church to share all their worldly possessions with their born-again brethren. . It also should be noted that the anti-gay verses are found in only two places - in the laws of the Pentateuch (which by orthodox theology are no longer binding to the born-again populace), and in the writings of Paul, who IMHO had some serious issues when it came to his relationships with women, and with sex in general. . If you believe that Paul's letters are direct messages from God, then you must also accept that slavery is okay (Philemon), women are not fit for leadership positions in the church, the clergy should be celibate, and that gossip is every bit as bad of a sin as homosexuality. . Curiously, I cannot find any anti-gay scriptures in the four Gospels. I find Paulist writings quite different from the teachings of Jesus, and I do not blindly accept the dictates of the Vatican and the various councils they've sponsored over the milennia as to what is, and what is not "true" Christianity. . Neither do I blindly accept the bozos posturing themselves as the "Moral Majority", the "Family Research Council", and/or the "God will take me home if you don't send me 4 million dollars" nutcases.