Word: sinfully
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That the staff cannot (or does not wish to) allow the distinction between hating the sin and loving the sinner reveals more than a simple misunderstanding of theology...
...group on campus, the so-called Concerned Christians at Harvard (CCH), seems to feel very strongly that the Bible is such a directory of moral life. And according to their reading, the Bible says homosexuality is Evil. The sin of Sodom--that kind of thing...
Still, Anderson insists that CCH is not calling for Gomes' resignation because he is a homosexual--only because he's not a self-hating homosexual. Invoking the "love-the-sinner-hate-the-sin" rule so often used to disguise such attacks on individuals, CCH member Robert K. Wasinger '94 told The Crimson, "If Gomes were repentant of his homosexuality...there wouldn't be a need to call for his resignation...
...make no mistake: such a University ruling would be required in order to ask Gomes to step down on the grounds CCH offers--that he is a Christian minister who believes and preaches that homosexuality is not a sin...
...Crimson's biggest sin is self-importance. After all, it was your own Michael Grunwald who wisely advised not to fall into the trap of taking ourselves too seriously. Above all, you should remember that we are all students. However broad our responsibilities, however serious our debates, they are but shadows of those in the real world...