Translation: No one wanted to be labeled a "bigot" by the rest of the congregation.
I did stand up against it at a church, btw, and that's what happened to me.
On the other hand, maybe every single member of this congregation is as loopy as the guy who made the proposition.
You should find a new church.
Good for you for not compromising your values! Every time I’ve pretended to be someone I’m not, for the sake of p.c. or politeness, it has come back to bite me in the arse.
Now, I am what-you-see-is-what-you-get.