| Pastor: | Now, according to a few passages in the bible, homosexuality is a sin.
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| Couple of older males in the audience: | Amen!
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| Pastor: | Now, wait, I'm not finished.
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| Pastor: | You know what else the bible defines as a sin? Divorce.
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| -uncomfortable silence-
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| Pastor: | There are countless passages that talk about how divorce is wrong, and that there are consequences to getting a divorce, such as the wife should be stoned.
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| Pastor: | Yet, I witnessed a divorce just this morning. And I gotta tell you, it was heartbreaking, but I definitely didn't attempt to throw rocks at the wife, even though she was the one who filed for divorce.
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| Pastor: | We choose to overlook the consequences of divorce because time has proven that they're inhumane and cruel.
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| Pastor: | The bible doesn't say anything about the consequences of a homosexual lifestyle. Yet, we seem to be spearheading a campaign to ruin the lives of people we don't even know.
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| -the pastor shifts a few notes around-
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| Pastor: | The bible states to love thy neighbor. That's it. There are no other rules or restrictions to that passage.
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| Pastor: | So, we as a church family have to support equality with a smile on our face. THAT is the true Christian way. |