Yesterday, my denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America, voted to approve an amendment to our constitution designed to remove me from ministry.
"Men who describe themselves as homosexual, even those who describe themselves as homosexual and claim to practice celibacy... by refraining from homosexual conduct, are disqualified from holding office in the Presbyterian Church in America."

Thread. #PCAGA is at an urgent cultural moment. The reigning cultural narrative is that “Christians hate gay people.” I hear from SSA youth who feel unsafe in our churches. Youth who contemplate suicide. Parents who lost their teen to suicide. It’s still not safe for SSA kids. I am not just saying we're at risk of losing our SSA members. That’s a given. I'm saying we're at risk of losing the next generation. They look around & don’t see any openly same-sex attracted people in their church. The see an adversarial posture toward gays that grieves them.