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Re: You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point Zalis Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 08:23:07 PM
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?


I said that they're singled out because homosexuality has a big "gross" factor, and some Christians react with that instead of a Biblical argument. If someone's going to make a big deal out of homosexuality, they should consider making just as big a deal out of adultery, etc, in general.

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.


I don't "support" Gay marriage in the same way that I don't "support" live-in lovers. Expecting Christians to endorse or "support" Gay marriage is a pretty big double standard. It's one group of people demanding another to embrace or endorse something that's against their convictions. That's a lot different than asking folks to understand that some people are different from you, and that you shouldn't harass them about it. (claims of right and wrong completely aside)
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Love the Sinner - 13/10/2010 04:07:28 PM 1275 Views
I have to think about that for a while. - 13/10/2010 04:30:56 PM 801 Views
Suicide is significantly higher in young gay populations - 13/10/2010 05:36:01 PM 740 Views
That is not what I think requires thought - 13/10/2010 05:56:06 PM 756 Views
Nossy I ain't a mind reader, no matter how I try or how much I would do Jean Grey - 13/10/2010 06:06:42 PM 883 Views
for ze record - 14/10/2010 02:54:07 AM 768 Views
ok now show that it caused by what Christian beliefs *NM* - 13/10/2010 06:50:32 PM 374 Views
I don't think it's the belief's themselves - 14/10/2010 12:20:01 AM 781 Views
The churches who encourage people to bully gays should be condemned - 14/10/2010 06:43:06 PM 774 Views
Re: I have to think about that for a while. - 13/10/2010 06:29:09 PM 776 Views
He was very frank but completely founded - 13/10/2010 04:34:46 PM 841 Views
Ah, that Ghandi quote sure does get around. (which is funny, since he wasn't a Christian) - 13/10/2010 05:07:42 PM 859 Views
I'm not sure that is true - 13/10/2010 05:16:30 PM 741 Views
I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 05:45:45 PM 826 Views
Question (and this one actually is asking for information )... - 13/10/2010 06:42:17 PM 666 Views
Yes and no - 13/10/2010 06:53:26 PM 933 Views
Okay, fair enough. *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:48:21 PM 330 Views
I would think... - 14/10/2010 04:35:31 AM 817 Views
I have seen gays be bullied before - 13/10/2010 07:02:35 PM 868 Views
You just didn't listen to a thing I said *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:09:29 PM 337 Views
I think there's truth in this as well. - 13/10/2010 07:55:00 PM 796 Views
churches tend to refelect society as much if not more then they influence it - 14/10/2010 07:15:35 PM 770 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 08:30:42 PM 830 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 09:55:52 PM 830 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 14/10/2010 03:49:14 PM 833 Views
Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level - 14/10/2010 05:49:22 PM 868 Views
Re: Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level - 14/10/2010 08:52:24 PM 868 Views
Do you know greek or hebrew? - 14/10/2010 08:57:32 PM 728 Views
I know a few words here and there, but not really. Do you? - 14/10/2010 10:46:36 PM 853 Views
I don't look to Christianity for my answers - 15/10/2010 03:02:16 PM 834 Views
Re: I don't look to Christianity for my answers - 15/10/2010 04:27:25 PM 866 Views
You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point - 13/10/2010 05:51:53 PM 872 Views
so should Christians abandon other religious conviction to stop bullying? - 13/10/2010 07:39:54 PM 768 Views
Re: You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point - 13/10/2010 08:23:07 PM 796 Views
That seems a little myopic to me. - 14/10/2010 09:16:27 AM 774 Views
I think he is jackass that does not believe other's can have apoint of view - 13/10/2010 06:48:12 PM 769 Views
That's right, bullying would go away if we didn't have Christians to make moral judgements on things - 13/10/2010 08:11:27 PM 843 Views
I mostly agree - 13/10/2010 08:19:00 PM 927 Views
most of the bullies I remember from school were not known for their regular church attendance - 14/10/2010 07:24:06 PM 750 Views
I thought I pretty much agreed with you on that point - 14/10/2010 07:44:07 PM 800 Views
Interesting - 13/10/2010 08:56:46 PM 1089 Views
Sometime rants do work and change people's mind - 13/10/2010 09:23:39 PM 675 Views
and sometoimes they are just rants *NM* - 13/10/2010 10:01:55 PM 314 Views
Okay my response now - 14/10/2010 06:04:02 PM 824 Views
He becomes what he hates. - 14/10/2010 02:40:19 AM 955 Views
Good stuff. *NM* - 14/10/2010 02:56:44 AM 336 Views
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I think Chora has dibs on that bumper sticker. - 14/10/2010 09:35:02 AM 909 Views
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It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 15/10/2010 01:16:10 AM 755 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 16/10/2010 05:20:56 AM 856 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 16/10/2010 07:16:21 AM 776 Views
I don't think there is any question... - 14/10/2010 04:42:45 AM 799 Views
If I may quibble: - 14/10/2010 05:22:22 AM 650 Views
He's bullying Christians - 14/10/2010 04:47:13 AM 779 Views
I agree - 14/10/2010 04:09:23 PM 874 Views
Two seperate things are mingled here - 14/10/2010 09:50:42 AM 976 Views

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