http://seattlest.com/2009/03/17/seattle_presbytery_voting_on_gay_an.php All comments for Seattle Presbytery Voting On Gay And Lesbian Ordination en-us 2009 seattle_katelyn Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kbhackett@gmail.com kbhackett@gmail.com 60 http://seattlest.com/2009/03/17/seattle_presbytery_voting_on_gay_an.php#comment-1614605 http://seattlest.com/2009/03/17/seattle_presbytery_voting_on_gay_an.php#comment-1614605 Comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:09:38 -0800 <p>I haven't been close to the Presbyterian church since confirmation more than 20 years ago, but my (very conservative) dad has summarized *his* anti- argument as: 1) The church doesn't recognize gay marriage. 2) Pastors, as spiritual leaders, should not unrepentantly sin. 3) The church considers extramarital sex to be a sin. The church doesn't care who a pastor is attracted to, only about whether any sex he/she actually has is within a marriage. The argument is logical, but it gives a cruel result. My resolution would be to recognize gay marriage, but that may take another generation.</p>