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I'm not attempting to impose a dichotomy on the Bible. Tom Send a noteboard - 14/05/2011 03:25:30 PM
My primary problem is when a person or denomination claims to be following the Bible in its entirety after beginning to pick and choose.

Furthermore, though, the approach that you suggested (or perhaps started to suggest and then stopped suggesting) is one that borders on universalism rather than Christianity (which is not necessarily a bad thing, but there is a distinction). You wrote that we all know murder is bad, etc. If this is the case, why have the Bible at all? If everything is intuitive, we don't need to write it down. Of course, a few people just blew themselves up in Pakistan and killed 80 people, injuring about 140 more, so obviously not everyone agrees that murder is bad, if it's done for the "right" reasons.

Regardless, the Bible's position on homosexuality is so explicit that with respect to this one issue, I think that it is very difficult to take a traditional Christian faith and impose the level of understanding on it that the Presbyterian church has now tried to impose. It is one thing to allow homosexuals to worship as part of a compassionate and forgiving church where each member can have doubts as to the divine inspiration behind a particular passage here or there, but quite another to allow this person to lead the congregation.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Presbyterian Church (USA) passes Amendment 10-A. - 11/05/2011 05:39:29 PM 1514 Views
*NM* - 11/05/2011 06:10:26 PM 371 Views
I am happy to see this. *NM* - 11/05/2011 07:22:59 PM 398 Views
Homosexuals must die! - 11/05/2011 08:25:25 PM 1177 Views
I agree! This sort of behavior can NOT be excused!!! - 11/05/2011 10:38:16 PM 831 Views
Yay!!. - 11/05/2011 10:38:51 PM 1103 Views
Glad to hear it. *NM* - 11/05/2011 10:46:39 PM 454 Views
Well done. *NM* - 11/05/2011 11:07:22 PM 398 Views
What's the language? Did they at least TRY to give a doctrinal justification? - 12/05/2011 02:10:46 AM 1088 Views
Thank you for that rousing argument against married priests. - 12/05/2011 03:36:51 AM 1016 Views
Why ARE you letting women into the priesthood? - 12/05/2011 04:16:50 AM 935 Views
Because Episcopalians don't listen to the Bible much. - 12/05/2011 05:47:03 AM 874 Views
That's just fine as far as I'm concerned - 12/05/2011 02:23:44 PM 914 Views
Yes, I suppose a church could go that route. - 14/05/2011 07:38:02 AM 855 Views
I'm not attempting to impose a dichotomy on the Bible. - 14/05/2011 03:25:30 PM 930 Views
I don't even know what following the Bible in its entirety means. - 14/05/2011 09:09:10 PM 1095 Views
As an exercise, I tried to think of how I would justify allowing homosexuals as clergy. - 14/05/2011 04:19:43 PM 923 Views
Wow. - 20/05/2011 10:15:21 AM 943 Views
Thanks (I'm actually OK with women priests though). - 12/05/2011 07:09:11 AM 979 Views
It's more a question of interpretational standards. - 12/05/2011 02:29:43 PM 865 Views
Agreed. - 14/05/2011 01:17:45 AM 940 Views
They did so, via negativa. - 12/05/2011 04:22:17 PM 1061 Views
Your church has a constitution?! - 12/05/2011 03:36:41 AM 924 Views
My Church has a congress! *NM* - 12/05/2011 03:37:52 AM 444 Views
Haha no way! *NM* - 12/05/2011 03:46:32 AM 402 Views
We have a General Assembly and a Moderator. - 12/05/2011 04:18:34 PM 1022 Views
I had no idea the US was based on that system. - 12/05/2011 06:22:58 PM 864 Views
It is pretty common practice - 12/05/2011 06:54:02 PM 896 Views
Oh I'm sure it is with newer churches. - 12/05/2011 10:49:11 PM 957 Views
I'm happy to hear this, personally. I also wonder how you reconcile this with the Bible. - 12/05/2011 04:11:31 AM 1093 Views
Every direct reference to homosexuality in the Bible is a reference to rape. - 12/05/2011 04:12:43 PM 922 Views
Every single word that you wrote in your response is complete bullshit. - 12/05/2011 05:50:07 PM 1056 Views
Knock off your eisegesis, try some exegesis - 12/05/2011 07:02:45 PM 965 Views
I'm trying to figure out just what your "gifts" are, because I don't see any. - 12/05/2011 07:30:39 PM 935 Views
Oh, is that how we're playing this, then? - 13/05/2011 06:29:31 PM 944 Views
Re: Oh, is that how we're playing this, then? - 13/05/2011 07:02:35 PM 925 Views
I'm not playing. I'm pointing out some glaring errors on your part. - 13/05/2011 07:25:08 PM 850 Views
Danny will correct me if I'm wrong, but... - 13/05/2011 09:55:14 PM 1044 Views
Danny persistently refuses to say that - 13/05/2011 10:13:55 PM 982 Views
And with respect to your textual point, once again you're wrong - 12/05/2011 07:44:10 PM 1068 Views
You're a fucking moron. *NM* - 15/05/2011 11:11:08 PM 426 Views
You make a very important but too often overlooked point. - 14/05/2011 01:54:40 AM 1050 Views
??? the bible was harsher on homosexulaity than on rape - 12/05/2011 06:56:43 PM 908 Views
Read Judges. - 12/05/2011 07:17:29 PM 914 Views
Another example... - 12/05/2011 09:19:52 AM 836 Views
That's what people said about churches opposing slavery. - 12/05/2011 04:06:26 PM 901 Views
I rest my case *NM* - 12/05/2011 04:48:32 PM 394 Views
That is a false dichotomy and we both know it. - 14/05/2011 02:07:19 AM 892 Views
If you claim to follow the entire Bible, then you are completely correct. - 12/05/2011 06:04:38 PM 833 Views
On the contrary, this move will take some butts out of the seats. - 12/05/2011 07:16:22 PM 886 Views
We both know that isn't the case - 12/05/2011 07:55:41 PM 990 Views
Whatever your issue is, get over it. - 13/05/2011 06:17:26 PM 851 Views
You'd be a lot more effective... - 13/05/2011 06:45:31 PM 968 Views
You haven't adequately expressed your theology - 13/05/2011 07:28:54 PM 949 Views
Cool cool. I have a question on a semi-related note, about Protestant Gospels - 12/05/2011 05:33:49 PM 946 Views
Since I haven't gotten around to asking yet... - 13/05/2011 07:14:01 PM 861 Views
Re: Since I haven't gotten around to asking yet... - 15/05/2011 03:18:23 PM 1269 Views

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