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GAY CHRISTIAN TRUTH |
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>>>IS HOMOSEXUALITY AS SIN???<<< |
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| AN ENLIGHTENING PAMPHLET PRINTED BY THE WASHINGTON D.C. CHAPTER OF PFLAG |
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IN YOUR OPINION, DOES GOD REGARD HOMOSEXUALITY AS A SIN??? |
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BAPTIST - Rev. Dr. William R. Stayton |
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Absolutely NOT! There is nothing in the Bible or in my own |
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theology that would lead me to believe that God regards homosexuality as sin. God is interested in our relationships with ourselves, others, the things in our lives, and with God. (Matt. 23:36-40). There is nothing in the mind of God that could be against a loving, sexual relationship, freely entered into, without coercion, among sincere adults WHETHER GAY, BISEXUAL or STRAIGHT.. |
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| EPISCOPAL - Bishop John S. Sprong |
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contrary to the order of creation. Behind this pronouncement are stereotypic definintions of masculinity and femininity that reflect the rigid gender categories of a patriarchal society. There is NOTHING UNNATURAL ABOUT ANY SHARED LOVE, EVEN BETWEEN TWO OF THE SAME GENDER, IF THAT EXPERIENCE CALLS BOTH PARTNERS INTO A FULLER STATE OF BEING. Contemporary research is uncovering new facts that are producing a rising conviction that homosexuality, far from being a sickness, a sin, perversion, of unnatural act, is a healthy, natural, and affirming form of human sexuality for some people. Findings indicate that homosexuality is a given fact in the nature of a significant portion of people, and that it is unchangeable. Our prejudice rejects people or things outside our understanding. But the God of creation speaks and declares, "I have looked out on everything I have made and 'behold it is very good'." (Gen.1:31) The word of God in Christ says that we are loved, valued, redeemed, and counted as precious no matter how we might be valued by a prejudiced world. |
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EPISCOPAL - Bishop R. Stewart Wood, Jr. |
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NO! Our sexual orientation is a given, something we discover |
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about ourselves - some might say "A gift from God." How one relates to others - CARING or EXPLOITING - IS THE SOURCE OF SIN. |
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OF COURSE NOT. GOD COULD NOT CARE LESS ABOUT HUMANLY |
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DEVISED CATEGORIES & DEMEAN THOSE WHO DO NOT SOMEHOW FIT INTO THE NORM OF THOSE IN CONTROL. God made all of us & did not make all of us alike. DIVERSITY IS BEAUTIFUL IN CREATION. How we live our lives in either affirming or destructive ways is God's concern, but being either homosexually oriented or heterosexually oriented is neither a divine plus or minus. The New Testament is full of verses that speak of the work of Jesus Christ in creating a new unity beyond our divisions. Paul writes, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:27,28) The GOSPEL is vastly more inclusive than we often imagine or have been taught!!!!!! |
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JUDAISM - Rabbi Jeffrey Lazar |
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is not a sin, but an alternate lifestyle. In my opinion, homosexuality by itself is not immoral. When sex is used to corrupt, for prurient and/or exploitative purposes or selfish reasons or to hurt someone else, this is immoral. |
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The GOD I WORSHIP ENDORSES LOVING, COMMITED, AND MONO- |
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JUDAISM - Rabbi Janet R. Marder |
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GAMOUS RELATIONSHIPS, REGARDLESS OF THE GENDER OF THOSE INVOLVED!!! |
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HOMOSEXUALITY - AS IS TRUE OF HETEROSEXUALITY - IS |
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JUDAISM - Rabbi Dr. David Teutsch, Ph.D. |
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A NATURALLY OCCURRING SEXUAL ORIENTATION THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MORE ETHICAL AND LESS ETHICAL WAYS. IN ITSELF HOMOSEXUAL LOVE MAKING IS NOT SINFUL. |
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| JUDAISM - Rabbi Mare H. Wilson |
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NO, (AS WOULD BE TRUE, LIKEWISE OF HETEROSEXUALITY) - NOT |
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SO LONG AS THE BEHAVIOR IS NOT OBSESSIVE, RESPONSIBLE AND SAFE, NON-ABUSIVE, AND IS THE MANIFESTATION OF A LOVING, RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIP(JEWISH BIBLE, OLD TESTAMENT) |
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| MORMON - Dr. Carl O. McGrath, Ph.D. |
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INCLUDES NATURAL EROTIC ATTRACTIONS AND DESIRES. In moving from infancy to adulthood, part of my work is to allow myself to experience my eroticism in ways that enable me to discover who I actually am, not who society says I should be. I believe that the Creator of our natural erotic attractions, whether they are for opposite or same sex persons, views our eroticisim as an intrinsic & beautiful part of who God intended us to be. God did not intend that there would be one way of being sexual. Even among heterosexual people, there is no "right" way to be sexual. Our uniqueness comes from the creativity of God at the most basic level. I believe God is please when we respond to our unique form of sexuality in ways that are life-giving. I believe that it IS LIFE-GIVING WHEN SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS REFLECT A HIGH DEGREE OF MUTUALITY, LOVE, AND JUSTICE. |
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