Sickening is bait and switch tactics some of these churches use. There was one outside of Nashville that did traditional values (meaning actual Christian values) and it got very popular. And then one day, the minister decided that the congregation could stand to be “accepting” of the gay lifestyle. That went over like a lead balloon. People started leaving the congregation in droves when Mr. Minister refused to see the error in his ways. Last I read, he was pulling up stakes in the “uptight” ‘burbs and taking his false doctrine right into the city of Nashville where it would be “more accepting” (of the lies).
It may be this guy was preaching proper doctrine and somehow got “converted” to the NuDoctrine of worshipping the High Holy Anus, or that he was lying all along and thought by sheer force of charisma, he could charm the congregation into his twisted agenda.
By no means, mind you, should a church reject a “gay” member, but that means that they’re going to hear the truth on what God says on the subject. It’s far more insidious to lie to them and tell them God accepts them AND their sin and that it’s not only OK but equal to a married couple to be engaged in the lifestyle. But if said gay members demand their sinful behavior be accepted, a Christian church cannot be expected to accommodate them in that regard.
I, too, walked out when a sermon tried to teach homosexual “marriage.” So I know exactly how you felt. I can stand ( or at least sit there) for a very wide range of doctrines or interpretations. But not a direct assault on crystal-clear biblical moral standards.