2.4In making the foregoing statement, ELCT is fully aware of contentions in the various countries where same-sex marriages have been legalized, that conditions and cultures have evolved to accommodate 'modern' living styles, where it is no longer seen as bad taste for same sex union.
2.4Jibu lililotangualia, hapo juu, linahusu pia uhalalishwaji na ushabikiajiwandoa za watu wa jinsia moja kwa hoja kwamba katika tamaduni na jamii za watu wa nchi zile ambako ndoa za watu wa jinsia moja zimehalalishwa, pamekuwapo mabadiliko makubwa katika fikra za watu. Watu hawaoni tena kwamba ni vibaya wala kutokuwa halali kwa watu wa jinsia moja kuoana. Utamaduni wao wa sasa una mwelekeo unaounga mkono ndoa za jinsi hiyo.