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Three Serious Concerns
Despite these good aspects, the conference was deeply problematic because of the false and somewhat hidden premise that permeated most of the teaching: Followers of Christ can participate in homosexual sex, same-sex marriage, or transgender “transitioning.” That premise undergirds three serious concerns I have with the Unconditional Conference.
First, the Unconditional Conference claimed to be theological neutral but wasn’t. Virtually every aspect of it operated on the unspoken premise that it’s permissible for followers of Jesus to satisfy LGBTQ desires. The conference website says, “No matter what theological stance you hold, we invite you to listen, reflect, and learn as we approach this topic from the quieter middle space.” ETJ cofounder and conference organizer Greg McDonald said, “We have no desire to change your theology.”
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WELS's Meditations, March-May 2014, for Monday, 17 March 2014. The howler is in the second column which reads: "No matter what you did yesterday -- or failed to do -- and no matter what you will do tomorrow, God has forgiven you."
The Jesuits could not top that one.
GJ - WELS, under the "conservative" leadership of Mirthless Mark Schroeder, had its own activist synod program under Richard Starr and Scott Barefoot - and why not? A team of WELSians attended the Andy Stanley conference around 2012. Ski published his own blog about "worshiping with Andy Stanly." Ski and Glende went to court against the husband whose wife (a staffer) was treated like dirt.
