I wish that I could go off into my own little corner of the world and figure it out on my own and with my God, but theology and church practice, public policy and civil liberties, are in play. Even if you do not care about Jesus and how he feels about the gays, how others feel about this issue has had inordinate influence on our modern, American lives. And the ramifications of the debate ripple far beyond our borders. To note just one example, the teachings of American preachers have helped inspire Uganda’s ongoing infatuation with legislation to impose the death penalty on practicing
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