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		<title>LGBT acceptance prompts Mennonite Church to sever ties to Germantown flock</title>
		<description>Discuss LGBT acceptance prompts Mennonite Church to sever ties to Germantown flock</description>
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			<title>This is heartening</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I particularly like the closing quote. Glad to have such a progressive institution in this great community. I hope we can engage GMC in some community events to let them know we support! I'm ashamed to say I haven't reached out, despite livin a block away.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>A. Luke Smith</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:15:42 --400</pubDate>
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			<title>relationships not the same thing as orientation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This article conflates sexual orientation and same-sex relationships without clarifying that within Christendom generally there is an important distinction. In the same way that generally Christianity does not bar alcoholics (those prone to the 'sin' of drunkeness) there is nothing in the Bible to bar those with homosexual orientation (those prone to the 'sin' of gay sex). IE there is a distinction between being prone to something, and actually engaging in a sin. Some regard Bible passages such the Matthew chapter 19 reference to 'eunuchs', to be a specific affirmation of being inclusive of those who have non-standard sexual orientations yet are abstinent and hence do not engage in sexual sin.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tom Kent</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:37:58 --400</pubDate>
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