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AquaticSub -> RE: Mega Church Pastor Comes Out of the Closet (11/17/2010 11:14:19 AM)
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ORIGINAL: flcouple2009
Sorry, it most cases it doesn't matter. I could care less if a politician is gay.
But, when we are speaking of religion that's different ground. The people have a right to expect the leader to follow the dogma. If you can't you need to be some where else.
It's a church HE founded. There isn't a dogma. This isn't a Catholic church we are talking about. And, for that matter, if you look into it you'll find that there are differences of opinion in the Catholic church. Religious leaders of all types are allowed to have different opinions. While Baptists are infamous for being anti-guy I know of two Baptist ministers off-hand who welcome homosexuals in their churches. One is even trying to have an open lesbian appointed to the church board.
Face it... dogma isn't carved in stone and every single leader has to do things exactly the same way. In Judaism, even older than Christianity, there are HUGE differences. Some Reform Rabbis will even eat ham.
If his followers don't like it and enough leave, his church - that he founded - will crumble. Otherwise it will grow stronger. Churches and church leaders are allowed to change, grow and take on new directions. It happens all the time.
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