In reply to Jeff Weber.

I suppose it is easier to justify sin by merely accusing the LCMS of arrogance, and adding the charge of condemnation when the real problem is one of disobedience to the word of God. I gather that the LCMS, in following God's warnings about giving in to sexual sin and compulsions, will be naturally demonized for failing to join the popular culture and affirming and accepting homosexuality as a legitimate expression of human sexuality. In accusing the LCMS for being orthodox and Biblically faithful, it becomes evident that the real target is not the LCMS, but God Himself.
When one disdains what the word of God declares, the next best thing in some quarters is to attack the messenger.
There are denominations which willfully accept homosexuality and try unsuccessfully to make the Bible affirm it, but this is a form of apostasy and blasphemy. It is shameful and an indication that the fallen culture of our day has deeply infected not only individuals, but some professing Christian denominations as well.
If it is "arrogance" to stand for the truth of God's word in these troubling times, then let me stand with those who would rather be held in disdain than join the chorus of voices who would rather redefine sin than deal with God's truths.