[Vision2020] Homosexuality

[Scott Dredge]

Michael,

I realize that you've posed this question to Keely,
but since you are airing this out in public, here's my
take on this issue...

Each person is endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.

In general, adults are free to engage in whatever
consensual activities they want to engage in as long
as they aren't hurting anyone else.

If you're wondering why I'm not directly answering
your questions on whether or not homosexuality is a
sin it's because it's irrelevant to me.  I don't care
whether or not it's a sin as interpreted by some
religious zealot pulling arbitrary passages out of -
God only knows - whatever translated and hacked up
version of whatever Bible suits his or her hate speech
of the day condemning homosexuality.

I find it very un-Christian that so-called "followers
of Christ" so harshly condemn other human beings who
are harming no one.

Question back to you Michael, in the weakest possible
way I can ask it...in your opinion, can a person who
happens to harbor no ill will towards homosexuals, and
thus does not condemn homosexuality, still be a good
Christian?

-Scott 

--- Michael <metzler at moscow.com> wrote:
> 
> Keely,
>  
> Maybe it will help to at least come to agreement for
> now about what it would
> mean to answer this question either way. Here's how
> I would understand the
> weakest possible version of question: if
> homosexuality is part of our sin
> condition, that would mean that God did not design
> or intend the sexs and
> sexuality for a homosexual union. This sort of
> behavior is not what God
> intended originally in virtue of creation. On the
> other hand, if
> homosexuality is NOT part of our sin condition, then
> it is perfectly natural
> in virtue of creation; God fully intended it and
> designed the sexes and
> sexuality for a homosexual union. Or perhaps a
> different way of stating this
> weak version of the question is to simply ask: Is
> homosexuality a result of
> the fall?
>