Lutheran unit condemns homosexual behavior

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A draft paper prepared for the 2.4-millionmember American Lutheran Church continues the church's traditional teaching that "homosexual erotic behavior violates God's intent."

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There is "no theological rationale for revising" that position, says the “seven-member committee that drew up the paper. It distinguishes between the homosexual condition

and homosexual behavior.

"Homosexually oriented persons who do not practice their erotic preference in no way violate our understanding of Christian behavior," says the paper, which goes to the denomination's 4,850 congregations for comment and criticism as a basis for possible revision before it goes to the church's convention next year for action.