Evangelical Christian church - sees the light re: LGBT inclusion

From RNS via Huffington Post: San Francisco's Evangelical City Church Will No Longer Ask LGBT Members To Be Celibate

Senior pastor Fred Harrell Sr. and six board members of City Church, one of the largest members of the Reformed Church in America denomination, wrote in a letter emailed to members Friday:

We will no longer discriminate based on sexual orientation and demand lifelong celibacy as a precondition for joining…

Imagine feeling this from your family or religious community,” the letter states. “‘If you stay, you must accept celibacy with no hope that you too might one day enjoy the fullness of intellectual, spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical companionship. If you pursue a lifelong partnership, you are rejected.’ This is simply not working and people are being hurt. We must listen and respond.  continue

We congratulate City Church for their evolution on this issue and for now taking a more loving approach to gospel values.