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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
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Subject: Christian Homosexuals
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Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 13:03:39 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 18 13:03:39 1985
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Subject: Christian attitudes toward homosexuality
Newsgroups: net.christian


In article <burdvax.1972> bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) writes:
>
>[...] A man living in adultery, drunkenness or homosexuality is not
>exhibiting the marks of a true Christian.  Steps should be taken
>to discipline those who are living in open rebellion to the Word of God.
>[...] After much prayer and exhortation, they would have been excommunicated
>if they remained in their sin (no matter what the sin).  Of course,
>they will seek our those of their own thinking and band together to
>form a new "church".  That doesn't mean it's a Christian church.  Just
>saying it's so doesn't make it so.

I have met Christians who sin regularly.  True, they also repent regularly,
but the sinning continues.  These people are members of traditional,
fundamentalist congregations.  Christians have explained this to me
by maxims such as:

    "A church is not a museum for saints, but hospital for sinners."
and
    "Christians are not perfect -- just forgiven."

So why should homosexual behavior be treated more harshly than other sins?
Is it because homosexuals sin in an unconventional way?

		Frank Silbermann
		University of North Carolina