Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihu1m.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihu1m!bermes From: bermes@ihu1m.UUCP (Terry Bermes) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: homosexuality and the Bible Message-ID: <211@ihu1m.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 13:52:57 EST Article-I.D.: ihu1m.211 Posted: Fri Jan 11 13:52:57 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 06:15:24 EST References: <194@teklds.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 13 While I can't quote directly (don't have a bible with me), the reference in Romans concerning homosexuality doesn't put a stamp of approval on it but then again the passage doesn't support the persecution of homosexuals that so many "Christians" feel is right to do. If my memory serves me correctly (and I'm sure you'll correct me if it doesn't), according to Romans, homosexuals have afflictions brought on themselves. Christ never taught that any sinner should be persecuted. A Christian will probably believe that promiscuity is wrong(sinful). I feel that this is as far as they ("Christians") can go with homosexuality. They can hold to its sinfulness on the basis of promiscuity but to go any farther flies in the face of the bible's "moral" teaching. Terry Bermes