[WyldKard]

Well, first off, thanks for your well thought out and polite replies.

After some honest thought, I can't answer the question you raise regarding whether or not this is sanctioned. My initial (albeit knee-jerk) reaction is that the church is flat-foot wrong, though.

Well, after some honest thought of my own, I've decided that in the end, while Churchs are going to do whatever they want to do, you really should not be doing anything in said Church that runs counter to the beliefs of the members there. I mean, personally, I don't care what the hell these people want to do with each other in private, but I have to confess..I wasn't exactly comfortable with these workshops (which appear to be instructional only, and don't actually have people engaging in sexual intercourse) happening in a church, and I'm even less comfortable with the idea after this debate. These folks might as well be Unitarians if they are going to do this kind of thing in their church, I suppose...

[Shryke]

I actually agree with several of your points listed above. What I wantd to ask you, and others here, though, is this: does anyone find this Stephen Bennet's detailed, relentless reporting of homosexual conduct a tad......obsessive? This guy talks about more odd sex acts than Penthouse Forum. I am beginning to wonder if this guy is going to turn out like some corrupt televangelist, constantly condemning sins while privately indulging in them.

[WOSG]

"These folks might as well be Unitarians if they are going to do this kind of thing in their church, I suppose..."

LOL ... definite note of agreement on that!!

IMHO, this is basically a pagan institution with a "Christian" label on it.