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Impossible to do both.
so is perfection, yet it's something that we should strive for. What a freakin' cop-out!
Proud of you, I am, my Paduan Learner.Oooh, Oooh, I know this one! I mean we totally have to be like totally Puritans right? I mean they were totally teh founding fathers or something right? Totally? I mean they were totally right about everything, like you know killing all those folks in the Salem Witch trials, and shunning people that didn't toe the party line, and stuff right?
Puritanism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy.
So is trying to reconcile mutual incompatibilities.
You do realize that there are marked, fundamental differences between them, right?
And yet, we still try wholeheartedly...
Homosexuals evidently do. Such efforts have led to psychosis.
Of course, but refraining from condemnation is not one of them.
When homosexuals try to "become normally heterosexual" is when the mental problems begin.
As far as I'm aware condemnation is not in the Anglican's creed. Not familiar with Orthodoxy.
'Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexuals nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were.' 1 Co 6:9-11
Condemnation has always been in Anglican practice, and it is in Orthodoxy, too, especially in Eastern Europe.
Quoting Bible verses is not cogent to the topic at hand. Providing statistics might be helpful, however.
I was a candidate for Orders in the ECUSA. Seems to me that they are far, far from condemning in their attitudes.
Oh, I don't know. Their leader was recently pretty sweeping in describing the attitudes of her fellows (supposedly) in other parts.