Dear Editor:

I wish to express my appreciation to Rev. Waldt for his thoughts even though we will not agree on everything.

I do need to address his following statement:

"To Deacon Apel and others who would tell me that extra-marital sexual conduct, including homosexual conduct, is not sin, I would say that the burden of proof on that point is yours to bear."

First of all I have never said in this forum that I approve of extra-marital sexual conduct. In fact I do not. Homosexual conduct is another matter. In that area I have advocated committed loving relationships that mimic marriage in the heterosexual arena. But I likewise do not approve of sex outside those committed relationships.

Actually the burden of proof against loving committed same-sex relationships is on those that oppose them. For I see no evidence in the Scriptures that forbid this. The only homosexual conduct that is condemned is that where love and commitment is not present just as similar heterosexual conduct is condemned. And to me that makes perfect sense. But to condemn committed love between two people regardless of their sex makes no sense at all when one considers the wonderful story of love we have between God and humanity that is expressed in the Bible as well as the love between humans. Otherwise, how can we truly say that what we know as marriage is approved? It's simply contradictory.

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