> I'll bet you way fewer Christian parents (of whatever denomination) see a gay child as a sin than whenever it was that you grew up. I wouldn't be surprised i

> I'll bet you way fewer Christian parents (of whatever denomination) see a gay child as a sin than whenever it was that you grew up. I wouldn't be surprised if this were true, but the divide in churches over this has widened as it has gone from pragmatic silence on the issue to churches having to take a side. The past decade or so has seen a lot of ordained ministers change denominations (in both directions) over this issue, churches expelled from denominations, and schisms in denominations itself. I know several people who had formerly felt welcome at specific churches as LGBTQ individuals (or friends & family of such) that have left after churches and/or denominations have been forced to openly make (or reaffirm in some way) statements about such things. >> I don't think that as a society we have figured out what the next evolution of community looks like. > Honestly, it might look like a society in which people go back to church. That would be a significant reversal of a trend that has been going in the opposite direction for a long time. And not just of churches -- participation in other community activities (e.g. Elks, Rotary, even bowling leagues) has been on the decline since roughly the mid 20th century.