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From: vince@fluke.UUCP (Craig V. Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Serious people only
Message-ID: <788@vax2.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Nov-83 17:11:58 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  4 17:11:58 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Nov-83 04:09:02 EST
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Everett, Wash
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I really object to people posting emotionally inflammatory remarks just
for the sake of being antagonistic and to see who they can invoke an
equally antagonistic reaction out of.  Well the stupid remarks worked
to get a response from me, but I will try to resist playing the game.

GAY IS WRONG and you would all be well advised to study religious
morals.  GOD IS REAL and life on earth is a mere glitch in your forever
existence.  Are you really willing to gamble that God does not exist?
Just as a moment of insanity can land a murderer in prison for a
lifetime, a person's foolishness during an extremely short lifetime
(when compared to forever) can doom him to an eternity of unhappiness.
I certainly am not ready to take that gamble!

Christianity teaches that Jesus loves, forgives, and accepts all people
regardless of the nature or magnitude of their sins.  Jesus is ready to
forgive all people of all their transgressions- past, present and
future.  However, many gay people would like to interpret this as
meaning that Jesus condones their choice of lifestyle.  This is not the
case.  Jesus never encouraged anyone to continue their sinful
practices.  What Jesus did encourage was that people open their minds
and souls to a relationship with God through him.

The gay lifestyle is wrong for most people because it interferes with
one's relationship with God.  The interference may be a result of guilt
feelings, tension over the inability to establish loving relationships
with people of other lifestyles, or of a generally non-conformist,
rebellious type attitude.  Note that much of this interference is also
present in people with racist tendencies.  This is not to say it is not
possible to live a gay lifestyle and have a reasonably good
relationship with God.  I am sure there are a handful of people who
manage it, and to them, my hat is off.  The point is we could all stand
to improve our relationships with God, and I am suggesting that living
the gay lifestyle is not the best way to start.

I would also like to suggest that regardless of one's upbringing,
chromosomes, and inborn instincts, any behavior can be learned.  I feel
that those who continue to insist that they cannot change their nature
either don't want to, are too lazy, or have been brainwashed by others
into believing they can't.  I'd like to hear other peoples opinions on
that.



Sincerely,

Craig V. Johnson
John Fluke Mfg.
Everett, Wa

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