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<blockquote data-quote="hedrick" data-source="post: 76440648" data-attributes="member: 239032"><p>I agree that the TOS doesn't permit discussion. However the OP asked about the likely development of the Church, which is probably OK.</p><p></p><p>That probably depends upon ideology, too, though, as most people see acceptance of gays as corruption, while I see it as a good thing. So I'm going to view changes differently.</p><p></p><p>But I think most people see it increasing in the West. I suspect it's going to be slow, particularly officially. Many individuals in churches that oppose homosexuality individually are OK with it. A good example is the Catholic Church, where a majority of Catholics are accepting, but official doctrine is not. This is a situation I think it going to be fairly widespread.</p><p></p><p>It's important to remember that the Christian Church isn't just in the US, though. Internationally the Church is certainly not dying. A lot of the growth is in areas with more cultural hostility to gays, which is reflected in the Church. Most of the postings here have ignored the international Church. I think the biggest question for the future is whether current third-world countries can find ways to modernize without becoming dominated by agnosticism. If so, it's hard to predict the effect on attitudes towards gays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hedrick, post: 76440648, member: 239032"] I agree that the TOS doesn't permit discussion. However the OP asked about the likely development of the Church, which is probably OK. That probably depends upon ideology, too, though, as most people see acceptance of gays as corruption, while I see it as a good thing. So I'm going to view changes differently. But I think most people see it increasing in the West. I suspect it's going to be slow, particularly officially. Many individuals in churches that oppose homosexuality individually are OK with it. A good example is the Catholic Church, where a majority of Catholics are accepting, but official doctrine is not. This is a situation I think it going to be fairly widespread. It's important to remember that the Christian Church isn't just in the US, though. Internationally the Church is certainly not dying. A lot of the growth is in areas with more cultural hostility to gays, which is reflected in the Church. Most of the postings here have ignored the international Church. I think the biggest question for the future is whether current third-world countries can find ways to modernize without becoming dominated by agnosticism. If so, it's hard to predict the effect on attitudes towards gays. [/QUOTE]
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