Isn’t this issue of homosexuality just like women’s ordination and civil rights, and one day the church will just change and learn to accept it?
Issues of sexuality are not justice or civil rights issues; rather sexuality is a theological and doctrinal issue addressed and settled by plain reading of Scripture. Homosexuality is condemned in Scripture as sinful regardless of the context. (There is no provision for “committed partnerships” or same-sex unions.) The Church is called to lovingly lead sinners toward repentance and transformation (if they are willing) rather than embrace sinful behavior. In addition, the Anglican Communion has stated clearly that the questions surrounding the ordination of women are not considered “essentials of faith,” and, therefore, differing views on the issue of women’s ordination are accepted within the Communion. In other words, the Communion has “agreed to disagree.” The Anglican Communion has expressed its mind on issues of sexuality, however, and upholds Scripture and historic teaching on sexuality.
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