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That many people don't know the correct origin doesn't change it though snoopcester Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 09:31:13 PM
The earliest known attribution that I'm aware of is Christian, by some way. Which makes the use of it well judged

Despite the precedent being there, it's not a verbatim quote from the Bible. Kind of like people assuming "God helps those who help themselves" is in there, too.


Indeed, of course I never said it was in the bible.

This is somewhat relevant to the debate, too. A lot of people culturally identify with Christianity, but do little to nothing that actually makes them a Christian. If they did, they might be reading the Word more to know what's actually in there. (and treat all folks as what we are, beggars leading other beggars to real substance)


Plenty of people have read it over the years and come out with very, very different ideas of what is actually in there
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Love the Sinner Roland00 - 13/10/2010 04:07:28 PM 1331 Views
I have to think about that for a while. nossy - 13/10/2010 04:30:56 PM 882 Views
Suicide is significantly higher in young gay populations Roland00 - 13/10/2010 05:36:01 PM 809 Views
That is not what I think requires thought nossy - 13/10/2010 05:56:06 PM 816 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 948 Views
for ze record nossy - 14/10/2010 02:54:07 AM 824 Views
ok now show that it caused by what Christian beliefs *NM* random thoughts - 13/10/2010 06:50:32 PM 405 Views
I don't think it's the belief's themselves LadyLorraine - 14/10/2010 12:20:01 AM 845 Views
The churches who encourage people to bully gays should be condemned random thoughts - 14/10/2010 06:43:06 PM 833 Views
Re: I have to think about that for a while. Rebekah - 13/10/2010 06:29:09 PM 823 Views
He was very frank but completely founded Fox and Ravens - 13/10/2010 04:34:46 PM 908 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 927 Views
I'm not sure that is true snoopcester - 13/10/2010 05:16:30 PM 792 Views
When's the last time you heard the quote attributed to anyone else? Zalis - 13/10/2010 08:34:10 PM 780 Views
That many people don't know the correct origin doesn't change it though snoopcester - 13/10/2010 09:31:13 PM 922 Views
I think you are missing his point Roland00 - 13/10/2010 05:45:45 PM 881 Views
Question (and this one actually is asking for information )... Legolas - 13/10/2010 06:42:17 PM 716 Views
Yes and no Roland00 - 13/10/2010 06:53:26 PM 988 Views
Okay, fair enough. *NM* Legolas - 13/10/2010 07:48:21 PM 358 Views
I would think... damookster - 14/10/2010 04:35:31 AM 869 Views
I have seen gays be bullied before random thoughts - 13/10/2010 07:02:35 PM 922 Views
You just didn't listen to a thing I said *NM* Roland00 - 13/10/2010 07:09:29 PM 360 Views
why do you believe that? Because I don't agree with what you said? random thoughts - 13/10/2010 07:30:27 PM 830 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 817 Views
you are not interested in talking to anyone who doesn't agree with you random thoughts - 13/10/2010 09:01:03 PM 811 Views
I think there's truth in this as well. Legolas - 13/10/2010 07:55:00 PM 850 Views
churches tend to refelect society as much if not more then they influence it random thoughts - 14/10/2010 07:15:35 PM 815 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point Zalis - 13/10/2010 08:30:42 PM 885 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point Roland00 - 13/10/2010 09:55:52 PM 890 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point Zalis - 14/10/2010 03:49:14 PM 908 Views
Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level Roland00 - 14/10/2010 05:49:22 PM 919 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 938 Views
Do you know greek or hebrew? Roland00 - 14/10/2010 08:57:32 PM 778 Views
I know a few words here and there, but not really. Do you? Zalis - 14/10/2010 10:46:36 PM 912 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 1352 Views
I don't look to Christianity for my answers Roland00 - 15/10/2010 03:02:16 PM 884 Views
Re: I don't look to Christianity for my answers Zalis - 15/10/2010 04:27:25 PM 934 Views
You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point Rowland - 13/10/2010 05:51:53 PM 954 Views
so should Christians abandon other religious conviction to stop bullying? random thoughts - 13/10/2010 07:39:54 PM 819 Views
Re: You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point Zalis - 13/10/2010 08:23:07 PM 869 Views
That seems a little myopic to me. Joel - 14/10/2010 09:16:27 AM 824 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 926 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 819 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 912 Views
I mostly agree ironclad - 13/10/2010 08:19:00 PM 978 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 810 Views
I thought I pretty much agreed with you on that point ironclad - 14/10/2010 07:44:07 PM 853 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 870 Views
Meh. He's not entirely incorrect. But not all Christians are anti-gay. Ghavrel - 13/10/2010 08:43:04 PM 874 Views
It is better to be a Tolkein than a Token Roland00 - 13/10/2010 08:52:09 PM 842 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 330 Views
Interesting scalius - 13/10/2010 08:56:46 PM 1152 Views
Sometime rants do work and change people's mind Roland00 - 13/10/2010 09:23:39 PM 747 Views
and sometoimes they are just rants *NM* random thoughts - 13/10/2010 10:01:55 PM 341 Views
Okay my response now Roland00 - 14/10/2010 06:04:02 PM 881 Views
His first three sentences were totally unecessary. The rest is conspiracy-laden nonsense. everynametaken - 14/10/2010 12:37:06 AM 926 Views
He becomes what he hates. eucatastrophe - 14/10/2010 02:40:19 AM 1017 Views
Good stuff. *NM* Aeryn - 14/10/2010 02:56:44 AM 358 Views
Re: Gaps - 14/10/2010 03:06:36 AM 888 Views
I think Chora has dibs on that bumper sticker. Joel - 14/10/2010 09:35:02 AM 959 Views
Re: Gaps - 14/10/2010 11:50:04 PM 951 Views
It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. Joel - 15/10/2010 01:16:10 AM 831 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. Gaps - 16/10/2010 05:20:56 AM 919 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. Joel - 16/10/2010 07:16:21 AM 828 Views
I don't think there is any question... damookster - 14/10/2010 04:42:45 AM 847 Views
If I may quibble: Ghavrel - 14/10/2010 05:22:22 AM 711 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 848 Views
And a lot of Christians who should know better forget this. Joel - 14/10/2010 10:16:51 AM 909 Views
He's bullying Christians Helene - 14/10/2010 04:47:13 AM 835 Views
I agree BlackAdder - 14/10/2010 04:09:23 PM 920 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 814 Views
Two seperate things are mingled here Bramhodoulos - 14/10/2010 09:50:42 AM 1041 Views
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