Mr. B. does in fact argue that glbtq Christians and people should be included as full members in the church. He contributed a major article to the “Claiming the Blessing” initiative within the US Episcopal Church regarding the blessing of same-sex unions. I don’t think the argument from Is. 56 should be dismissed so easily, since in many quarters (not least certain branches of evangelicalism) even the Leviticus passages are in dispute (in terms of context and meaning).

If it’s more appropriate, if we want to discuss sexual ethics and gay and lesbian people, perhaps we could move to the “Rainbow Community and Emerging Church” forum.