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A Statement on Sex, Marriage and Family An excerpt from A Statement on Sex, Marriage and Family (Lutheran Church in America Social Statement, 1970)
Scientific research has not been able to provide conclusive evidence regarding the causes of homosexuality. Nevertheless, homosexuality is viewed biblically as a departure from the heterosexual structure of God's creation. Persons who engage in homosexual behavior are sinners only as are all other persons - alienated from God and neighbor. However, they are often the special and undeserving victims of prejudice and discrimination in the law, law enforcement, cultural mores, and congregation life. In relation to this area of concern, the sexual behavior of freely consenting adults in private is not an appropriate subject for legislation or police action. It is essential to see such persons as entitled to understanding and justice in church and community. The statement in its entirety may be found in Horizons for Justice, an ELCIC resource provided to congregations in 1993 containing the social statements of the ELCIC and its predecessor churches, and on the website of the Lutheran Office for Public Policy at http://www.elcic-lopp.ca/policies_400.shtml. More… |
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