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Can You Be Gay and a Christian ? ? ?

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by sds70, Jan 30, 2008.

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  1. Feb 5, 2008 at 1:14 PM #61
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    I have a hunch that had a lot more to do with court costs of contesting divorces than any kind of moral paradigm.
     
  2. Feb 5, 2008 at 1:22 PM #62
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    Agreesome.
     
  3. Feb 5, 2008 at 1:24 PM #63
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    People were lying to the court. And still cheating.

    Alluding to adultery though as Collin did - of all things to choose from - is comically bad because we've pretty much tossed all the secular laws based on that sin.

    We've gone from killing adulterers (wayyyy back) to not prosecuting them to making it possible for them to get a divorce as easy as possible. Saint Ronnie signed the first no-fault laws and now they are in pretty much every state. As I noted before - it even includes the red ones where conservatives have been known to cheat and want/need a divorce.

    So Collin was correct that the liberals aren't out making a big stink about the acceptance of adultery. But that's only because they don't need to. The issue was settled some 30-40 years ago. With the approval of a lot more than just the liberals.
     
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  4. Feb 5, 2008 at 1:27 PM #64
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    I don't think that's what Math is saying at all. I think he's trying to distinguish the difference between a state of mind, and choosing (or not) to act on that state. Big Mark referenced early in this thread someone at his church who is a self-defined homosexual, but chooses to live a celibate life. Sounds like the same thing to me.
     
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    Yes, but the key is to understand the whole. Some parts are meant for specific people in specific circumstances. Others are meant for a broader spectrum.
     
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    It doesn't make sense because it isn't accurate.
     
  7. Feb 5, 2008 at 1:31 PM #67
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    It's also worth noting that I can't find many churches that have bowed to the nebulous pressures from those "large segments/the media/progressives in the church/brainwashed people" so much that adultery is no longer considered a sin inside the church.

    That's after 40 years.
     
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    Gee, that's funny. I've been studying it for over a decade now, and I have yet to find one. :thinking:
     
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    What, specifically, does the Bible say about homosexuality that goes against your life experience?

    Really? The prophets and apostles repressed women?
     
  10. Feb 5, 2008 at 2:01 PM #70
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    I'll bet it would be more accurate if you said, "I have yet to find one that couldn't be explained in a reasonable, rational way." :biggrin: But I could be wrong about that!

    I'll go back to doing some reading, my friend, & we can engage in some interesting discussions in other threads. You're always a first-class debater, & I enjoy our discussions :smile:
     
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