(August 31, 2015 at 4:34 pm)Esquilax Wrote: To be clear, my point is that the way you phrase your actions is less important than the actions themselves, and in this case the current church position on homosexuality is largely identical to the bigoted version of old; they still can't be allowed to marry, their sexuality is still immoral, etc etc. The actions have remained the same, the church is just attempting to PR it up so that they don't face any disapproval for what is, essentially, a refusal to change stance at all.
The stance hasn't changed, you are correct on that. We still believe that Holy Matrimony is the union between one man and one woman, and we still believe that sex is meant for husband/wife. I never claimed anything different. I guess I don't know what you mean about how I "phrased" it.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
