Re: [asa] Responding to Atheists, Agnostics & Apatheist

Christine wrote: " My friend clearly also has concerns with the
church's traditional stance on homose*xuality, with the concept of
evangelism ("please don't try to convert me", he asked me early on),
and other cultural/social issues."

It may be useful to point out to him that Christians differ a lot on
these issues; the "traditional" positions, of course, make the news.
My daughter and her partner are members of the Metropolitan Church in
Austin, about 80% (guess) are gay/lesbian. It is a very evangelical
Christ-honoring body, fairly large (600 or so). There are also a
number of UCC churches which bill themselves as "open and affirming,
a few Presbyterian churches which are "More Light" affiliates,
likewise Lutheran and Methodist organizations.

The world is changing. Slowly. What I read in your approach is that
you are doing "the right thing."

Burgy

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