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Neither - Nor

Homosexuals seem to be getting a lot of attention these days. It’s almost as if everywhere you turn, somebody is letting out a screech for or against homosexuals. The way some say it, persons with homosexual orientation are human beings who deserve recognition for their basic human rights and equal standing in our diverse society. The way others describe them, you would think they are aliens from another universe, posing an intolerable threat to an established and ordained way of life. Some of the major Christian denominations are racked with conflict and schism over whether it is possible for gays and lesbians to be members of the church, enjoy the blessings of a religious service of union, live openly in relationship with a significant-other, become church leaders as clergy, and become eligible for elevation to the office of bishop or other extra-congregational ecclesiastic office. Some churches stop at points different than others along this scale, but none have been immune to