Church Renewal & Gay Marriage
This article is a brief diversion from our series of guest articles, but it's relevant to our topic. We’ll get right back to our articles on decline in West Coast Churches of Christ. Next up are articles from Aaron Metcalf and Tim Spivey. This is an article from me. I just can’t help but speak when I see that current events connect with the issue of church renewal—which is the whole focus of this dialogue—and that practically everyone seems to miss the point. Church Renewal and Gay Marriage Admittedly, I’m a bit naïve when it comes to some hot-button issues. I have discovered that people want to put you in one camp or another. There is no room for nuance. I am incredibly bothered, however, that most people seem to fixate on the moral issue du jour and miss the bigger questions. I just read an article titled, “Christians Side with Mammon. Mammon Sided with Barabbas.” As you might guess, the author is against gay marriage and he blasts Christian leaders who appear t...