"Gay clientele" was RE: Erard Grand Piano (OT/long)

[Patrick Greene]

Have to say, wow!  Very well thought out and presented.
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> Hi, John,
>
>   An old theology buddy of mine from college (yes, that was my undergrad
> degree a generation ago), who is currently a hospital chaplain and
worships
> with a Southern Baptist congregation, did a paper about 15 years ago
dealing
> with all of the Biblical passages traditionally used to condemn
> homosexuality.  His conclusion:  None of these passages can be correctly
used
> to condemn homosexuality without considerable distortion of their context,
> intention, etc.  FWIW, this paper shows that it is not necessary to
abandon a
> "literal" or verbal interpretation of the Christian Scriptures to be open
on
> this subject.
>
> I have long ago concluded that when it comes to ethics and morality, my
> Christian faith needs to derive its inspiration and meaning from the
Gospel,
> and its ethical content from not only the Bible, but also from all of the
> world we live in, here and now.   Many of today's ethical challenges had
not
> been dreamed of in Biblical times, and for those which were, the specific
> moral instruction found in the Christian Scriptures was nearly always
> culturally influenced - challenging those of us who confess the Christian
> faith to re-engage and work through this stuff.