It's not the same thing.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has asked the Tarrant Baptist Association to vacate its offices on the campus. The agreement that allows the Association to be housed there states that it will be in effect as long as the organizations remain in theological harmony. That is no longer the case. The Tarrant Association has allowed Broadway Baptist to remain a member even though the church has welcomed homosexuals into its congregation without condemning their sin.

Al Meredith is the moderator of the Association. He said, "I daresay there isn't a church in our association that doesn't have a divorced member. Is that a test of fellowship?"

There's a big difference in homosexuality and divorce -- the Bible does make allowance for divorce in some circumstances. It never makes allowance for homosexuality. Many people are divorced through no fault of their own - you can't control what an unfaithful or abusive spouse does. Except in the case of a rape victim, every homosexual act was preceded by a conscious decision to violate God's law. And when was the last time you saw a "Divorced People's Pride" parade? I don't know too many divorced people who are proud of the fact that their marriages failed, yet homosexuals seem to be quite taken with themselves and their sin.

Meredith has insulted every divorced Baptist in Texas, and SWBTS is right in its stand.

"Baptist Seminary wants association off its campus." The Dallas Morning News; January 15, 2011; p. 7B.