Gaston church breaks with national organization over gay clergy

The regional office of the ELCA on the east coast says of the two sides in the ELCA concerning homosexuals in the pulpit, "We know we will get through this staying in conversations with one another and praying together." Again, this underlies the problem. If the ELCA wants to get through this, it needs to study the Bible, not have conversations and pray together. The ELCA cannot solve the problem without resolving the problem that it is allowing to biblical doctrines on homosexuality to stand side by side in its synod. If the ELCA believes that the biblical doctrine is that homosexuality is not a sin and is God-pleasing, they should remove from membership those pastors and congregation in the ELCA who disagree with the official position of the synod. If the ELCA believes that the biblical doctrine is that homosexuality is a sin and is not God-pleasing, they should say so and remove from membership those pastors and congregations disagree. If the ELCA is not convinced what the Bible teaches, then they should study the Bible and not have conversations and pray (for a solution without Bible study). If the ELCA is afraid to take a clear stand, they should go out of the church business. They are playing with people's souls and people's salvation. That is not right for a church. Amos (of Old Testament fame) was right, "Can two walk together unless they are agreed?"