Gays in the Kingdom of God.

Too many Churches exclude gay people or restrict the expression of homosexuality for their members.

But God does not discriminate.

We are His gay sons and daughters.

And we should be full members of the Church with access to communion, leadership, and marriage.

There should be no distinction between heterosexual expression and homosexual expression.

Too many Church people use homosexuality as a whipping-boy for their sins.

And this is nothing new.

"Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride, before your wickedness was uncovered?"  Ezekiel 16:56 (NRSV)

But gay people are accepted by God.

God loves us.

And we will go to Heaven.

The hard-hearted attitude of the Churches is an indictment of their leadership.

They base their judgements on human prejudices not Divine enlightenment.

Jesus said to the Pharisees: "'You judge by human standards, I judge no one.'"  John 8:15 (NRSV)

So if Jesus judges no one why does the Church preach Judgement - personal or collective?

And why do they heap shame and guilt upon the heads of gay people?

We are human beings like you.

   

We love and live like you.

So it is time for the persecution to end.

And allow gay people to enter the Kingdom of God.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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