text: I'm not negating today's issues. I think they can be central to our relationship to God. How we treat others, especially those who are most vulnerable help us to understand God's love in deeper ways. I think we might agree though that the goal of salvation is not an esoteric "eternals", but what the end game for every Christian should be. 
  
  My position isn't to discourage discussion or questioning, but to not attribute consistent teachings of the Church to "backwards thinking" or  "women-hating" or some simplified insult.