I just  read an excellent article from Ryan Anderson about how the church can respond to the issue of marriage equality. Anderson frames his response by speaking about the role of ‘the church’. I get this, although I see the response in terms of the task of all Christians as the church, not some church hierarchy. Even so, Anderson makes a couple of great points:

• we need to present a case for Christian sexuality which is attractive, appealing and engaging. We need to capture the moral imagination of this and the next generation
• we need to develop sensitive ministries for same sex attracted people and those with questions around gender identity
• we must learn ways to defend religious liberty in an age when one social agenda becomes non negotiable public policy
• we must live out the truth of marriage and human sexuality

You can read the article at ABC Religion