Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: rona@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Ron Abramson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: homosexual Message-ID: Date: 30 Jun 91 19:11:58 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID Lines: 31 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [I did send a reply through email, but I thought that this might be of general interest since many of us have gay friends who don't feel com- fortable going to any "traditional" church.] In-Reply-To: article of Sat, 15 Jun 1991 06:19:49 GMT >I dont know what news group to post this in. One of >my very close friends has just told me that he >is homosexual. He is an atheist so he has no ties to >religon at all. You should know that there is a church whose ministry is primarily to homosexuals. It is called the Metropolitan Community Church. There is probably one near you if you'll check the yellow pages. Perhaps you could suggest that the two of you go together. You could say that while you believe in the bible, you care for him and would like to hear what homosexual Christians have to say. I have visited the MCC church here (even though I'm not gay) and the "feeling" that I left with was that these particular "gays" were Christian men and women. This feeling was not obtained by entering into a debate, but just in observing the worship and fellowship. Anyway, I believe that many gay people are "atheists" because they don't believe that any church will accept them. The position of MCC is, God loves us all regardless of lifestyle and preference. Love in Him, RLA