Hi Don,

You wrote:

> It does help me to understand how others believe, but I cannot join
> those ranks. I have to seek to live my life by the principles,
> guidelines and standards set by the Bible.

Ditto.

I dont think there will ever be real common ground in this area because I too believe I am living my life by the principles in the bible. A saying among us liberals is that we dont take the bible literally, we take it seriously - I am just telling you that so you can understand how serious we take OUR interpretation of the bible.

I can say that I am at peace with my understanding of the risen Christ and my faith. I have a peace that passes understand. I have turned my will and my life over to the care of God. I am doing what I am called to do. I serve God, I do this out of love for my fellow human beings. My husband supports me financially, this is my service to God.

My mission is to have people find faith in God and Jesus Christ, no matter what their orientation. And if I am wrong, I have lost nothing either, but have gained a lot of friends, and hopefully brought people to an understanding of a compassionate God. I believe that gays and lesbians are turning AWAY from God in droves because the mainstream and evangelical church condemn them, rather than accept them as Children of God.

For more information on homosexuality and religion from the "liberal" perspective, I **strongly recommend you visit
   http://www.libertynet.org/iwg/ (this link doesn't work any longer)

Let me know what you think.

Thank you for your very eloquent synopsis of your point of view.

Laura

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