I was reminded today of my childhood Sunday school and learning of the children's song, "I am the church, you are the church, we are the church together." So much is said in these words, in fact I think it would be a good mission statement for all churches. However, it is not true and that is why I no longer belong to a church.
After meeting many gay and lesbian people who are beautiful people, I cannot abide churches who do not allow gay and lesbians to fully participate in the church as leaders. It is obvious that being gay is a trait one is born with. No one would choose to be born gay in our society where gay people are treated as second class citizens.
In writing, in the Presbyterian church or the church of my childhood blacks and women fully participate in leadership. It wasn't so long ago an elder said upon finding his next preacher was a man, "Good finally a real preacher." Black people are disenfranchised in the church otherwise there wouldn't need to be an organization of Black Presbyterians and a committee called Racial and Ethnic Concerns,
It is interesting that Christians are so unloving when the Church at its inception was started by a social justice rabbi, who talked to Samaritans and prostitutes and ate dinner with tax collectors. Jesus taught us to love one another. He never spoke anything about gays in the four gospels and yet the church does not welcome gays with open arms. It seems the church forgets its real reason for being.
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