Hello Lissa,
I guess this goes back to either grace or legalism,
I find I can only grow in grace, I really don't do very well with trying to perfecting laws in order for approval.
Even if this happens between myself and another person - seeking for approval through ability of perfecting performance laws: its so fearing of pride condemnation, which I say is opposite then love. I love grace even with people.
I've met people who's so strick with laws that I can't get their approval even if I try and if I try, what am I really doing anyways, I can't be me...
I had not yet gone and I'm sure there's many gay friendly churches there, but from reading your post I went and look up:
http://agcmcc.org/about_mcc.htm
Also I saw with this thread that Okiebug61 shared another church which I look up
http://www.ststephensnorman.org/
um, one thing I want to share about me: I had witness a tragic that shaken me to the core, in my past, and its a challenge to even heal from, as I'm still effected by this tragic, and sometimes I wonder will I ever be free from it, as it seems to have its hold on me...
However its God who I go to and been learning from God about this tragic and slowly healing and understanding a way of thinking so I can be more healthier to be around.
I have a personal relationship with God as mess up I am. And that's it, I'm a mess and still make messes ok, and its ok for me to be a mess and not perfect any laws., I don't have to perfect anything.
What about the law of love anyways, and even this did you know I fail at love?
I can't even love... Cause even the word love is so destroyed by this tragic, its so screwed up for me., and I'm lost to even how to share about this tragic, but its God who's really comfort me, just as I am, as mess up as I am, I'm in a relationship with God just as I am, its ok for me to be me with God and God is my home just as I am.
I need God as I allow God feed me and teach me, and its through allowing...
But this notice of the bible, it confuses me, why no one explains to me how the human race even is, as Eve's sons had to have sex with Eve to continue the human race...
Yes that's how I take it, cause I don't read any sisters siblings but only of Eve's sons and even if there were sisters, can you imagine having sex with your siblings...
Now talk about not having much choices for a mate...
Even if one of Adam's sons were gay, to whom to be gay to., his brother or father... and even if gay, then its all up to the other brother to have sex with his sister...
I don't know but this sounds like incests to me...