I understand how easy it is to be overly permissive -- to let things slide. Standards and rules can get messy, tough to enforce. Good gravy, with 3 kids, I've let hard-and-fast "rules" bend a bit.
But we're talking about God's word here. A little bit higher standard than cleaning your plate, or choosing what socks to wear to school.
Here's the article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch :: http://preview.tinyurl.com/nbvh2n
What ever happened to "Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner?" Can we not pull the two apart? Isn't that a VITAL part of forgiveness?