Poor Ake. As the world moves on, he and those of his persuasion are destined to go the way of the dinosaur and the dodo.

It may cause him to weep, wail, gnash his teeth, and rend his garments, but the church my wife and I belong to is a quite liberal branch of the Lutheran church. It does not evangelize by ringing your doorbell, or backing you against a wall and stuffing tracts down your shirt front, it evangelizes with deeds. Free lunch programs for the poor and finding homes for the homeless, among other things.

One of the pastors once held up a copy of the Bible and said, "This is not the Boy Scout Manual. It is not full of answers, it's full of questions."

Within the thirty-some years my wife and I have been going to this church, there have been three woman pastors. The current pastor is a woman.

And during that time, at least three gay couples and two lesbian couples have been married in the church. Of the gay couples, there are several attorneys and one State Legislator.

pete 7*s would definitely not be happy there….

Don Firth