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Date Posted: 20:19:05 03/08/11 Tue
Author: Lois
Subject: Re: Already determined the outcome?
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Already determined the outcome?" on 10:04:34 03/07/11 Mon

> >href="http://www.cofchrist.org/usaconf/journey.asp">htt
>p://www.cofchrist.org/usaconf/journey.asp
>Journeying Toward a USA National Conference
>BY THE USA APOSTOLIC TEAM
>
>Q: Has church leadership already determined the
>outcome on issues of same-gender marriage and
>ordaining people in same-gender relationships?
>
>A: No, church leadership is committed to discernment
>leading to the USA National Conference. This process
>will include spiritual practices, dialogue, scripture
>reflection, and study of credible resources that
>provide multiple perspectives on human sexuality and
>healthy, faithful, and committed relationships.
>--------
>
>I don't believe that. Does anybody reading this
>believe that?
>
>Lois

http://www.cofchrist.org/wc2010/counsel/VeazeyBoothTranscript03-2010.pdf

Conversation and Testimony with President Veazey
(Apostle Linda Booth had this conversation with President Steve Veazey)

Excerpts:

Linda: "The universal spiritual principles were again brought up in Section 6a and this section tries to guide us to these difficult questions about responsible human sexuality; gender identities, roles, and relationships; marriage; and other significant issues. There�s people on multiple sides of some these legislative issues concerning, particularly same-gender marriage and the ordination of homosexuals, and they have wanted the counsel to give specific answers and support their opinions. Yet these universal principles seem to help us be united in this diversity. Can you share your experience with this portion of the counsel and how that might help in our diversity of thought as we move forth in unity?"

Steve: "I am aware that many had hoped or desired that there would be some kind of final, definitive answer. I understand that. I wrestled with that."

Steve: "A fundamental one [aspect] is how do we really view and use scripture? And it may take these kinds of difficult questions around which there�s a lot of energy to get us to the point that we�re willing to look very seriously at how do we responsibly use scripture in the context of our sense of God�s Spirit guiding us today, knowledge that is available today that wasn�t available when some of the scripture writings writers were expressing their best understandings I don�t mean that to devalue scripture. But....."
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Submitted by Lois

http://www.galaweb.org/content/newsletters/GALA204Final.pdf
The Gala Newsletter
November 2009, Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 9

�Dr. Dale Luffman, a member of the Community of Christ Quorum of Twelve Apostles, delivered the sermon at the inaugural service November 1 on the subject of hospitality with references to Genesis and Mark. He explained the historical context of the time in which Genesis was written. He challenged those who use the Sodom and Gomorrah event as a way to attack homosexuals and other members of the LGBT community. He asserted that the Lot story is about God�s hospitality, not about committed same-sex relationships in today�s world.�

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Re: Already determined the outcome? -- George, 21:06:49 03/08/11 Tue