That s correct. First of all, theologians disagree, and we obviously disagree with Rep. Largent, who really does spout really the views of the extreme right wing of the Republican Party. The fact is, is that in a world full of divorce and adultery and in a country where we haven t adequately figured out how to care for the sick, the poor, the dying, our children, how we can take care of all of our community, it is curious this obsessiveness with one sin that didn t even make it into the top ten the so-called sin of homosexuality, a characterization with which we do not agree didn t even make it into the top ten and about which Jesus didn t utter one word the central message of the scriptures is about love. It s about unity. Well, there s absolutely no question in my mind as a Christian that homosexual conduct is a sin.
Every major faith teaches that.
Theologians may disagree. There are a lot of things that Christ mentioned, but certainly the overall message of the gospel is that there s a natural order that God intends for man, and among the things in that natural order is that marriage, the family unit ought to be a man or a woman. But, again, you know, the theological debate is extremely important. We re going to have that debate in churches and synagogues. I think in this city, however, the debate turns on public policy.