I was confused for many years by policy of another Lutheran church because they said they would not approve or disapprove of homosexuality. I tried to put the best construction on this thinking that they didn't want to be part of any persecution of homosexual people, people with AIDS, particularly children who had either been born with AIDS or contracted AIDS through no fault of their own. But in time the Lutheran church which would not approve or disapprove of homosexuality moved to approve women's ordination into the clergy, with ordination of homosexual persons into the clergy, providing they were celebate. Now, same church has moved, again, to approve homosexual unions, marriages.

I am glad for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod providing clarity on God's will, as found in the Holy Bible, for marriage. As a matter of fact, I am grateful to the L.C.M.S. for being firm and holding to the truth in the Holy Bible about the union of marriage for male and female, husband and wife.

There are alot of people born into circumstances beyond their control or who suffer circumstances after they are born which makes marriage and family, for some, out of reach - yet they perservere in faith as Christians:

I can't go along with the notion that accomodations must be made for homosexual marriage.

I do not think it is kind of the other Lutheran church to shift from no commitment on the issue of homosexuality being right or wrong to approval of it and, in making rules up for themselves, I think they're really off track.