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Originally Posted by UtahDan
This is the crux of the difficulty. I suppose I would, but could I really expect other members to accept him? I don't know. If I had a brother who I knew was going to be half drunk every Sunday morning would I encourage him to come to church? I suppose, but again, do I expect people to tip toe around the issue that he is half drunk every week?
I tend to think that if people aren't welcome at church then where are they welcome. On the other hand we do stand for certain things and if we can't teach them at church for fear of offense, then where?
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It is quite different to be under the influence than it is to be gay.
Terrible analogy.