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From: arnold@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Ken Arnold%UCB)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.motss
Subject: Re: "Gay Rights"
Message-ID: <390@ucsfcgl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 14:50:14 EST
Article-I.D.: ucsfcgl.390
Posted: Wed Nov 14 14:50:14 1984
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Summary: 

>> For the N+2nd time:  There are two parties involved in the proposed civil
>> suit.  One is a homosexual, the other is a Bible-believing citizen who
>> adamantly refuses to recognize the "rights" of the homosexual.  The Bible-
>> believing citizen will refuse to accept your arguments concerning
>> tolerance...
>
>                                        Just because Bible-believing citizens
>don't like gays doesn't mean we have to honor their views.
>
>	[ other similar phrases by both authors ]

I made this point in an earlier article, and the absence of such phrases
made be believe I had been successful.  I suppose it is more likely that
my message didn't get out.

I do not know of any Christian who does not believe in the Bible.  However,
many Christians I know do not consider homosexuals criminals, do not
believe in disciminating against them, do not believe they are sick and
need to be reformed.  Some Christians I know are gay, and are comfortable
with their God.

The fact is that very few generalizations can be made about believers in
the Bible.  There are very peaceful and quiet believers and there are
agressive (even violent) and missionary believers, and everything in
between (and beyond) these endpoints.  The problem with making (and
accepting) such generalizations is that you have to then invent some
word or phrase which describes the Christians not covered by Dave Brunson's
(or whoever's) Bible beliefs.  Try and convince the gay congregations
(there are several in this country) that they are not Bible believers,
and that they should be called "Bible-nonbelievers".  Good luck.  Until
you do, please do not use such phrases.

		Ken Arnold