Dear Trae,
I visited the Church of Christ last week out of faith. First I looked at the fruit of Strut and Chad. Seeing that I went beyond my prejudice feelings and in faith attended. It was nothing like I thought it would be. Biblical I found no fault and actually like it. I could find an explanation for this wall I'm sure but you could also stick with your literal interpretation and we would probably have bad feelings. That I don't want. So the end of this discussion may be..
Trae....takes God's word to stand black and white literal.
Chuck....maybe not so black and white . Maybe because of our finite minds we see through a glass dimmly.
Bottom line. This is not a salvation issue and you are still my brother.

Chuck