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You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point Rowland Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 05:51:53 PM
(edit because I'm dumb and forgot to preview)

A question: Do you "support" atheist marriage? Interfaith marriage? Divorce and remarriage? All are legal, all go against Christian and/or traditional ideas about marriage, and yet there's no "Christian" movement to deny marriage rights to atheists or people marrying outside their respective faiths or people divorcing and remarrying. Why the hell not?


Personally, as a Christian, I do note vote *against* Gay marriage. I wouldn't for *for* it either, though. I view homosexuality as the Bible does, as sin. I also happen to see that the Bible points out *a lot* of things as sin, like lying and adultery, and that there is little value to singling out Gay people as being some kind of "super" sinners. We've all fallen short and, while homosexuality has a much bigger "gross" factor to the rest of us, it doesn't make it legitimate grounds for demonizing folk.


Whether or not you are demonizing homosexuals, the simple fact is that they are being treated differently than all the other sinners. Sure, we're all sinners in the eyes of the Lord, great, but all those other sinners can still be married. If gays aren't super sinners, as you put it, why are they singled out in this regard? You state that you don't support gay marriage without addressing this simple disconnect. And whether or not I agree with his argument that this leads to an implicit sanctioning of their bullying or whatever other mistreatment, that kind of renders the rest of your argument rather academic.
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Love the Sinner Roland00 - 13/10/2010 04:07:28 PM 1487 Views
I have to think about that for a while. nossy - 13/10/2010 04:30:56 PM 1042 Views
Suicide is significantly higher in young gay populations Roland00 - 13/10/2010 05:36:01 PM 958 Views
That is not what I think requires thought nossy - 13/10/2010 05:56:06 PM 989 Views
Nossy I ain't a mind reader, no matter how I try or how much I would do Jean Grey Roland00 - 13/10/2010 06:06:42 PM 1115 Views
for ze record nossy - 14/10/2010 02:54:07 AM 1013 Views
ok now show that it caused by what Christian beliefs *NM* random thoughts - 13/10/2010 06:50:32 PM 476 Views
I don't think it's the belief's themselves LadyLorraine - 14/10/2010 12:20:01 AM 1005 Views
The churches who encourage people to bully gays should be condemned random thoughts - 14/10/2010 06:43:06 PM 1018 Views
Re: I have to think about that for a while. Rebekah - 13/10/2010 06:29:09 PM 967 Views
He was very frank but completely founded Fox and Ravens - 13/10/2010 04:34:46 PM 1093 Views
Ah, that Ghandi quote sure does get around. (which is funny, since he wasn't a Christian) Zalis - 13/10/2010 05:07:42 PM 1082 Views
I'm not sure that is true snoopcester - 13/10/2010 05:16:30 PM 962 Views
When's the last time you heard the quote attributed to anyone else? Zalis - 13/10/2010 08:34:10 PM 940 Views
That many people don't know the correct origin doesn't change it though snoopcester - 13/10/2010 09:31:13 PM 1088 Views
I think you are missing his point Roland00 - 13/10/2010 05:45:45 PM 1078 Views
Question (and this one actually is asking for information )... Legolas - 13/10/2010 06:42:17 PM 868 Views
Yes and no Roland00 - 13/10/2010 06:53:26 PM 1172 Views
Okay, fair enough. *NM* Legolas - 13/10/2010 07:48:21 PM 453 Views
I would think... damookster - 14/10/2010 04:35:31 AM 1033 Views
I have seen gays be bullied before random thoughts - 13/10/2010 07:02:35 PM 1087 Views
You just didn't listen to a thing I said *NM* Roland00 - 13/10/2010 07:09:29 PM 458 Views
why do you believe that? Because I don't agree with what you said? random thoughts - 13/10/2010 07:30:27 PM 987 Views
I said you aren't listening to a thing I said, for you didn't respond to anything that I wrote Roland00 - 13/10/2010 07:52:50 PM 992 Views
you are not interested in talking to anyone who doesn't agree with you random thoughts - 13/10/2010 09:01:03 PM 968 Views
I think there's truth in this as well. Legolas - 13/10/2010 07:55:00 PM 1004 Views
churches tend to refelect society as much if not more then they influence it random thoughts - 14/10/2010 07:15:35 PM 978 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point Zalis - 13/10/2010 08:30:42 PM 1042 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point Roland00 - 13/10/2010 09:55:52 PM 1059 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point Zalis - 14/10/2010 03:49:14 PM 1068 Views
Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level Roland00 - 14/10/2010 05:49:22 PM 1085 Views
Re: Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level Zalis - 14/10/2010 08:52:24 PM 1124 Views
Do you know greek or hebrew? Roland00 - 14/10/2010 08:57:32 PM 978 Views
I know a few words here and there, but not really. Do you? Zalis - 14/10/2010 10:46:36 PM 1104 Views
There's a good case on both sides (try Strong's Concordance, if you haven't, btw. ) Joel - 15/10/2010 05:09:21 AM 1536 Views
I don't look to Christianity for my answers Roland00 - 15/10/2010 03:02:16 PM 1053 Views
Re: I don't look to Christianity for my answers Zalis - 15/10/2010 04:27:25 PM 1101 Views
You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point Rowland - 13/10/2010 05:51:53 PM 1112 Views
so should Christians abandon other religious conviction to stop bullying? random thoughts - 13/10/2010 07:39:54 PM 991 Views
Re: You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point Zalis - 13/10/2010 08:23:07 PM 1007 Views
That seems a little myopic to me. Joel - 14/10/2010 09:16:27 AM 983 Views
Many good points there; I think I'll let you play Defender of the Faith for a bit. Joel - 14/10/2010 08:50:23 AM 1103 Views
I think he is jackass that does not believe other's can have apoint of view random thoughts - 13/10/2010 06:48:12 PM 987 Views
That's right, bullying would go away if we didn't have Christians to make moral judgements on things ßelals Girl - 13/10/2010 08:11:27 PM 1084 Views
I mostly agree ironclad - 13/10/2010 08:19:00 PM 1147 Views
most of the bullies I remember from school were not known for their regular church attendance random thoughts - 14/10/2010 07:24:06 PM 978 Views
I thought I pretty much agreed with you on that point ironclad - 14/10/2010 07:44:07 PM 1007 Views
Let me see if I can understand where we agree, it is hard to do with all the Sarcasm Roland00 - 13/10/2010 08:48:38 PM 1038 Views
Meh. He's not entirely incorrect. But not all Christians are anti-gay. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 08:43:04 PM 1040 Views
It is better to be a Tolkein than a Token Roland00 - 13/10/2010 08:52:09 PM 993 Views
If I were a Tolkien liberal Christian, wouldn't that make me an American Roman Catholic? *NM* Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 09:18:57 PM 408 Views
Interesting scalius - 13/10/2010 08:56:46 PM 1358 Views
Sometime rants do work and change people's mind Roland00 - 13/10/2010 09:23:39 PM 962 Views
and sometoimes they are just rants *NM* random thoughts - 13/10/2010 10:01:55 PM 428 Views
Okay my response now Roland00 - 14/10/2010 06:04:02 PM 1041 Views
His first three sentences were totally unecessary. The rest is conspiracy-laden nonsense. everynametaken - 14/10/2010 12:37:06 AM 1110 Views
He becomes what he hates. eucatastrophe - 14/10/2010 02:40:19 AM 1186 Views
Good stuff. *NM* Aeryn - 14/10/2010 02:56:44 AM 432 Views
Re: Gaps - 14/10/2010 03:06:36 AM 1069 Views
I think Chora has dibs on that bumper sticker. Joel - 14/10/2010 09:35:02 AM 1131 Views
Re: Gaps - 14/10/2010 11:50:04 PM 1120 Views
It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. Joel - 15/10/2010 01:16:10 AM 1005 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. Gaps - 16/10/2010 05:20:56 AM 1077 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. Joel - 16/10/2010 07:16:21 AM 1003 Views
I don't think there is any question... damookster - 14/10/2010 04:42:45 AM 1008 Views
If I may quibble: Ghavrel - 14/10/2010 05:22:22 AM 865 Views
A lot of Christian doctrine states that people cannot know who is worthy of God and it's not up to Helene - 14/10/2010 05:41:19 AM 1011 Views
And a lot of Christians who should know better forget this. Joel - 14/10/2010 10:16:51 AM 1062 Views
He's bullying Christians Helene - 14/10/2010 04:47:13 AM 1000 Views
I agree BlackAdder - 14/10/2010 04:09:23 PM 1074 Views
I think he's reading a lot of things into that letter that aren't there. Joel - 14/10/2010 08:22:13 AM 966 Views
Two seperate things are mingled here Bramhodoulos - 14/10/2010 09:50:42 AM 1213 Views
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