Why the protests?

One of you has asked me why there are protests against the World Council of Churches. It is primarily related to interfaith. The WCC has long recognized the importance of interfaith dialogue. During this assembly it has released a radically new approach to missions that recognizes the Holy Spirit at work in other faiths and in social justice groups that may not be Christian. This is threatening to conservative Christian groups which believe that Jesus is the only way. There is also some mention in the protestor's material of sexuality. During this assembly, I have been surprised at how often sexuality has come up in plenary discussions. By the show of delegate cards (orange means agreement, blue means disagreement), sentiment seems to be fairly evenly split between those who believe homosexuality to be a sin and those who believe the church needs to be welcoming of lgbti (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) people. This is a marked change from even 5 years ago, when only a handful of people were open to discussions of sexuality.

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