Oct 22, 2009 | Posted by: Ziggy on High
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“That's Mama Luigi to you too” Since: Jun 08
Orange County,CA |
True Christian welcome all people regardless of who sins since we all sin.
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“Friend of Dorothy” Since: Nov 07
Salina, Kansas ISP: Salina, KS |
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So far, I have never seen an argument against marriage equality that does not have conservative religious underpinnings. If we were allowed to simply vote on equal rights for others, slavery would still be in full effect in the south and Jim Crow laws would have remained in place. If the original tradition of marriage had not changed over the years, women would still be considered the property of the man. If we allowed the bible to dictate our laws, adultery would be a capital offense, women could only marry if they were a virgin, and if a husband died, his wife would become the property of his brother. (Let's see the religious right try to pass those into law)
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“21 years and almost legal” Since: Sep 07
ISP: Hudson Falls, NY |
Thank you Reverend Beach for a passionate and reasoned essay. But it you really want to change hearts, here is a line I would give careful reconsideration:
[QUOTE who=Rev. Beach"] I want to say to those who reject homosexuals, what part of “love your neighbor” don’t you understand?[/QUOTE] I've talked with many opposed to rights for GLBT's, and not one of them thought they were rejecting homosexuals. Indeed, the most virulent among them firmly believed that they were showing God's love by reaching out to lost souls. Moreover, anyone who has consciously rejected homosexuals is simply not reachable. We are trying to reach those who believe that they ARE being loving and let them know how to show real love toward their neighbors. And we need to remind them that God's instruction was never to love only the neighbors in your own faith, nor to surround yourself only with people of the same faith, but rather to love all regardless of their faith. I'm very afraid that some who are persuadable may have read that line and decided that the Reverend was not speaking to them and turned off. |
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Since: Jan 07
Phoenix AZ ISP: Phoenix, AZ |
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1 Inclusion in the New Testament has nothing to do with sin or absence of sin. It's to be done, period. At least, it seems Jesus taught this, though Paul does not agree. (No, I will not take the time to dig through the book to find quotes to satisfy doubters.) |
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Since: Jan 07
Phoenix AZ ISP: Phoenix, AZ |
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1 Actually, these people are rejecting Jesus. Read the Gospel of John and start at the last supper. You will find five passages that deal with the "the disciple Jesus loved." Now, Jesus loved all his disciples, but there was one for whom he had a special love. And no, it was not John. The individual is never named. |
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that's because there are no legal reasons against gays being able to marry the bill of rights in the US guarantees equality there is no astericks that reads except for gays and lesbians |
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