My denomination's house organ had just published an article I had written on the whole issue of ordaining avowed and practicing homosexuals. Entitled, "Rev Smith Comes out of the Closet (It Was Getting too Crowded in There)", I thought it a wry little piece on the dangers of re-defining traditional marriage. In my fictional piece, the Good Reverend was an avowed polygamist who was lobbying for his life style to be accepted. After all, there was MORE precedent for polygamy in both the Hebrew and Greek Scripttures than there was for homosexual unions. Why not?Shortly there after, I received a rather cold phone call from an old classmate of mine from seminary days. He was passing through my area and wondered if we could meet for lunch.We met at that castle of culinary excellence, the Jersey Diner.Chad wasted no time."What happened to you old friend? When did that witty and fun loving guy we all knew at seminary trun into a sour, sarcastic, conservative...(Read Full Post)