I am an Eagle Scout who would have been glad to earn my badge under the moral supervision of a gay Scout Master.

When did the Lutheran Church start ranking sins? Based on the number of verses addressing the issues, divorce is condemned more often by your scriptures than homosexuality. So what makes a fellow sinner less capable of leadership? Aren't all sins punishable by death?

By your own standards, wouldn't a divorced Christian be living a "sinful lifestyle." What's that verse about sinners not passing judgment again? Hmmm...oh yeah, John 8:7.

"Let he among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone."

The belief that a gay person is unfit for leadership in your organization is the epitome of casting the first stone. If divorced Christians are fit for leadership, so are gay people. Here's another gem about not being intolerant from your own Messiah:

"How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye?"

Stop. Being. Hypocrites.