Dallas Church Removes Homosexual From Membership?

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Nah, back when I made this moniker, I was thinking of the original definition. At the time, I had no idea that it had been co-opted to refer to Asatru and such.

Fair enough.

I have some serious reservations about the "ancientness" of Asatru in particular and other modern "pagan" religions, but that's another discussion.

 

[Father Heathen]

Fair enough.

I have some serious reservations about the "ancientness" of Asatru in particular and other modern "pagan" religions, but that's another discussion.

It's LARPing, essentially.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

It's LARPing, essentially.

To varying degrees, yes. I'd have said SCA to give it slightly more credibility than LARP, but let's not split hairs.

 

[TheBannerofHomuraAkemi]

Dallas church to gay member:

We lovingly call you to repentance

By Kimberly Winston | October 19, 2016

(RNS) A Dallas megachurch is embroiled in controversy after it lovingly ousted a member for being in a gay relationship.

Watermark Church, which draws 11,000 people to three campuses every weekend, sent a letter to member Jason Thomas, informing him it was removing him from membership because he was in a relationship with another man.

We are left with no other option but to remove you from our body . . ., the letter, posted on the website of The Dallas Morning News, states. We lovingly but firmly call you back to repentance.

A church is suppose to be a family. How can you be a family with 11,000 people in it?

 

[Prestor John]

Dallas church to gay member:

We lovingly call you to repentance

By Kimberly Winston | October 19, 2016

(RNS) A Dallas megachurch is embroiled in controversy after it lovingly ousted a member for being in a gay relationship.

Watermark Church, which draws 11,000 people to three campuses every weekend, sent a letter to member Jason Thomas, informing him it was removing him from membership because he was in a relationship with another man.

We are left with no other option but to remove you from our body . . ., the letter, posted on the website of The Dallas Morning News, states. We lovingly but firmly call you back to repentance.

What's the question?

 

[night912]

As someone who believes in the separation of church and state, I think the church has every right to do so and the government shouldn't get involved in their decision. It has to go both ways for it to work.

Before the hate replies begins, I'm strictly speaking about the separation of church and state. I don't agree with their view on homosexuals. Hopefully the gay couple don't make excuses that it was only the church and not the religion that is intolerant of homosexuals.