PASTORS SAY HOMOSEXUALITY NOT A SIN

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June 8, 1997 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061-0368, fbns@wayoflife.org) - More than 60 pastors from the Madison, Wisconsin, area have signed a statement supporting homosexuals. Following are some excerpts from this statement:

"Madison Affirmation On Homosexuality and Christian Faith

"Jesus Christ calls us to love God and our neighbor as ourselves. As Christian clergy we embrace gay and lesbian persons as our neighbors. From our reading of scripture and from our pastoral experiences, we believe there is sufficient evidence to conclude that homosexuality is neither sickness nor sin. Fro too long, homosexual persons have been condemned and mistreated by the followers of Jesus Christ. Sadly, the Bible has been misused in support of this condemnation. This abuse of scripture must end. Heterosexual and homosexual persons are children of God, created in God's image. ...

"We believe it is time to eliminate all policies and practices which create barriers and restrictions to the full participation of gay and lesbian Christians in all of the privileges and responsibilities of church membership. Recognizing that our churches still speak and act out of our longstanding prejudices:

"We hope and pray that we will acknowledge our sin and be forgiven for our ignorance, fear, arrogance and self-righteousness; ...

"We rejoice in the refusal of many gay and lesbian Christians to abandon or be forced out of their church homes; ...

"We consider these sisters and brothers to be a unique, holy and precious gift to all of us who struggle to become the family of God" (Wisconsin State Journal, May 13, 1997).

The statement was signed by "clergy" representing American Baptist, Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Quaker, Moravian, United Methodist, Presbyterian Church (USA), and United Church of Christ. Signers included the following --

Paul Kittlaus, senior minister, First Congregational United Church of Christ
John Fetterman, rector of Grace Episcopal Church
Harvey Peters, pastor, Luther Memorial Church
David Lyons, pastor, First United Methodist Church
David Michael, pastor, Lake Edge United Church of Christ
Frederick Trost, minister of the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ
Michael Schuler, pastor, First Unitarian Society
Rabbi Jan Brahms, Temple Beth El

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Canada: Bethel Baptist Church, 4212 Campbell St. N., London, Ont. N6P 1A6
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