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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (13373)	4/6/1998 1:28:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Luke 22:17-22...><> Praise be to Him 17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (13373)	4/6/1998 12:29:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Isn't it interesting that while you say that your God is a living God, and that Christians say homosexuality is a sin because God says it is, there are many Christians who do NOT believe this way, and instead believe that all the creatures God created are lovable the way they are? How can you speak for all Christians, and present your opinions as the Truth, when many do not agree? Are you saying that more tolerant and loving Christians are not really Christian at all? Do you not see that you are pushing self-righteousness and intolerance, and causing hurt, when you say these things? Do you have any knowledge of the way science works? Ethical scientists may start with an assumption, but they do not distort their results to prove one thing or another. And nothing is considered fact until other scientists, working independently, arrive at the same results, replicating the same study. Why is it seemingly threatening if homosexuality is genetic? Do you understand that the ancient Christians and Jews faced a world that they had very little understanding of, and believed in all sorts of things that we now know have no basis in fact? If God created man, and man is capable of medical and scientific and archaeologic breakthroughs, wouldn't it seem that it is part of man's purpose to grow and learn and develop, and find new truths about things?