A remodeled house, not a new foundation

I was enjoying brunch after presiding at the lovely wedding of two wonderful young men. The father of one of the grooms sat down beside me looking eager to talk, so I asked him to tell me his story.

I already knew his family was a pillar of their very conservative Presbyterian church. His son had been, for many years, the sound man for Sunday worship and a member of the praise band. 

When his son came out as gay, the man said, he just did not know what to think. To make sense of it he would have to rethink his stance on homosexuality. And he felt that if he rethought that, he would have to rethink everything about his faith. All of a sudden he felt like he was on sinking sand.