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From: johnson@saturn.UUCP (Mark Scott Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.motss,net.religion
Subject: Re: Gay Rights
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Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 16:32:05 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 26 16:32:05 1984
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> If you are a christian and think you have homosexual feelings/inclinations/
> desires/whatever, abstain from sex.

Being a Lutheran, I can't resist quoting brother Martin, in the context of
some discussion over what precise actions were or were not sinful:

   "Sin boldly!  But believe and rejoice in Christ more boldly still!"

In a more serious vein:  Many Christians believe that there is little
difference (from a "sin" point of view) between performing a sinful action
and *desiring* to perform a sinful action.  Remember, of course, that I'm
pretty clearly in the "saved by grace thru faith" camp, so cataloging sins
seems rather unimportant to me.
-- 
Mark Scott Johnson
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