Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: tp0x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas Carl Price) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Christian view of homosexuality Message-ID: Date: 8 Jul 90 03:46:10 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 13 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Just to comment on the comment about the writings of Paul: The core of Christianity is not the teachings of Jesus but the identity of Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God, the Savior promised to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:15, to Abraham, to David, and so forth. Paul's writings are (with the rest of the epistles) an elaboration of this role, after the fact, and instructions for the formation of ecclesias. Of course, if you don't think that all the bible was inspired, but that Paul just wrote down a lot of good ideas he had, then the above won't make so much sense. Of course, if you don't think that all the bible was inspired, you might as well be Zen Buddhist -- and I mean that sincerely. Tom Price tp0x@cs.andrew.cmu.edu