text: Ben, I don't find Mr. Bailey complex- I find him muddled.
  
  He sought out a church that would not accept me (I co-habitate) or my gay friends.  The female submission doctrine at Imago Dei is creepy- so feminists have reason to worry.   As other commentators have noted, Bailey is doing the equivalent of sticking his fingers in his ears.  The church doctrine is truly at odds with his progressive values, so we are free to question 1. is he honest with himself 2. how he can hold two opposing belief systems in his head.
  
  Religious beliefs are fair game when it comes to picking a mayor.  I don't want an evangelical Christian from a church with regressive values, and I suspect that the LGBT and other communities will also be concerned.  Wheeler's church is bland, and tat is actually a plus.  Wheeler isn't listening to a sky god- he crunches numbers and that is fine by me.