Clearly it is not Scripture that creates hostility to homosexuality, but rather hostility to homosexuality that prompts certain Christians to retain a few passages from an otherwise discarded law code. The problem is not how to reconcile homosexuality with scriptural passages, but rather how to reconcile the rejection and punishment of homosexuals with the love of Christ.

William Sloane Coffin, Jr. (1924-2006) American minister, social activist

The Courage to Love, ch. 5 (1982)
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