Reply #21: Here's a portion of the statement of my faith community

[Ms. Toad]

"We recognize that there are passages in the Bible that condemn promiscuous and idolatrous homosexual acts; but we find nothing that addresses the question of committed, loving, monogamous same-gender relationships. We have discovered that when we offer unconditional love it becomes easier for us to open ourselves to God's leadings and to have the courage to let go of our personal desires and idols and move into more faithful obedience to God. Our task is to learn how to love the way Jesus loved his disciples and asks us to love one another. We direct each other to the law God has written on each of our hearts.

Members of our Meeting know many same-gender couples that very clearly are married, including members of our own Meeting. They have made commitments to love and cherish each other in riches and in poverty, in sickness and in health, till by death they are parted. We see many of these couples raising children with love and wisdom, and we see the fruits of their obedience to God: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things." (Gal 5:22 NRSV)"

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