tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433399787563379852.post3053810257868668806..comments2024-03-28T22:13:04.547-04:00Comments on Harvspot: We Need Help In Discerning What Are "Disputable Matters"harvspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15733381818821830887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433399787563379852.post-68266298842606717632014-11-20T15:43:43.023-05:002014-11-20T15:43:43.023-05:00Your post brings up many thoughts. You mention di...Your post brings up many thoughts. You mention divorce and remarriage and church membership- this was a HUGE issue at College Mennonite in Goshen during the 60's. Congregational meetings, debates, votes, etc., and finally Harold Hartzler was allowed to remain a member. Now we have divorced and remarried pastors. Flash forward 50 years - a repeat with same-sex marriage being the flash point. And apparently a much bigger once because of the repercussions that continue to rattle the structure of the church, including our Rocky Mountain conference with the ordination of Theda Good. As a biologist, it is clear to me that sexual attraction is determined nearly completely by genetics - there really is not much 'choice' with regards to being heterosexual or homosexual. And the range of orientation runs the gamut between the two ends of the spectrum. Thus, I cannot accept any church doctrine or dogma that would determine that marriage between two loving heterosexuals is any different than marriage between to homosexuals. I think that it is important to remember that Jesus taught a whole lot more about money and stewardship than about sexuality. Personally I am not a follower of the teachings of the Hebrew bible and am not a Paulian - seems that Jesus' teachings trumps that of others. DEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535087176533944091noreply@blogger.com