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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Are suggesting Homosexuals can't be Christians?
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No, it's more comparable to a Mormon that smokes and/or drinks. The individual engages in behavior contrary to church teachings, but (outside of some Muslim sects) violating some of the teachings is not normally grounds for some sort of "ban," or excommunication, or whatever.
As ustwo pointed out, homosexuality is not well-regarded in the Bible. That's not to say that homosexuals can't be likeable, contributing members of society, or live a life more moral than many who call themselves Christians. But Christian? In a denomination that emphasizes this portion of the Bible (and ALL Christian denominations emphasize their favorite portions to some degree) it's like saying a married man can be a Catholic priest. This married man could be a great deal more "holy" than some of the priests I read about, but that wouldn't make him a priest.
BTW, my statement about accepting "just enough Christianity" also applies to the other side of the coin--like most evangelists I can think of, for example. Or Teddy Kennedy, a "Catholic" who had a 30-year marriage "annulled." Wonder if his kids are retroactively illegitimate?