Have to say, wow! Very well thought out and presented. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bdshull@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:01 PM Subject: Re: "Gay clientele" was RE: Erard Grand Piano (OT/long) > 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.
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