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HomosexualityHomosexuality and the many debates about it is one of the defining issues of our day. Families, schools, businesses, government, and churches are part of this national discourse. Our focus at Xenos is not political but spiritual and personal. Regardless of behavior, we are concerned for people—all people. Individual Christians, as members of American society are free to speak and vote their conscience, but only as individuals, not as spokespersons for Xenos Christian Fellowship. The reason Xenos takes no political position is not because we have no opinion. The Bible speaks to human sexuality with unambiguous clarity. However, our concern is with believing Christians who share common ground under the authority of scripture. This does not mean that opposition to homosexual practices is simply a religious position—there exists substantial scientific, psychological, and sociological reasons to reject homosexuality as a life-style. But in a society that has virtually no basis for sexual ethics of any kind, we believe we should address the issue individually, as gays and lesbians find new life in Jesus Christ and a place in the Christian community. Documents on this web site are written to those who accept the Bible as God's revealed word. To our readers who are not Christians we encourage you to investigate why thousands of intelligent, educated people, just like you, believe the Christian message taught in the scripture. For those interested in investigating alleged scientific support for the genetic or neurophysical basis of homosexuality, we suggest you read well-informed and extensively documented works, such as:
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