I hate it when it turns out I'm not a paraoid nutjob...

[Strike For The South]

Yeah, you're right. Keep your unfounded prejudices. Just goes to show the church's detrimental effects on society. Their dislike of certain groups (based on whatever BS logic from years gone by) gets passed on to the congregations and the middle-classes then have their enemy to hate and breed intolerance, regardless of how stupid the entire situation is - (you realise people don't choose to be gay, so how can you persecute them?)

Nice other thread by the way, your question seems to have been answered quite competently by other people with common sense so I don't feel the need to contribute.

I dont hate gays nor do I prescute them I really dont care. You think becuase there are black churches in America that means there is some underlying racial current which isnt at all true. Not to mention it has already been mentioned, this isnt about perscuting gays to begin with however since you live in England you know all about the American chruch and how we keep black people out of our chruches and burn gays in our spare time. I am truly sorry for insulting you I should've known better thant. You are the biggest problem you realize this? You immaditely see gays and a church and label the chruch as a backwards institution as all the people inside it. Instead of trying to find out what the real issue is you make a blank genrlazation. Whatever have fun with enlightned princples.