June 28, 201511 yr Thank goodness then you were born where you were. Had you been born in Asia, or Africa or some other part of the world where Christianity isn't the main religion, you'd have a totally different set of beliefs and likely believe in and worship a different God. Most would agree with you that there is only one God. Not every though believes it is your God. And their arguments will be just as strong as yours. Take a look. The tomb is empty.
June 28, 201511 yr Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have Unintended Consequences - US News This Is Only the Beginning The Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide presents a threat to religious liberty. Is an individual house of worship a public accommodation? Suppose a same-sex couple seeks to rent a church – for the sake of argument, let's say New York's storied St. Patrick's Cathedral – for a wedding ceremony because they like the venue. And suppose further that the church refuses because it would be an affront to God to allow it. Whose rights matter more in that case?
June 28, 201511 yr Thank goodness then you were born where you were. Had you been born in Asia, or Africa or some other part of the world where Christianity isn't the main religion, you'd have a totally different set of beliefs and likely believe in and worship a different God. Most would agree with you that there is only one God. Not every though believes it is your God. And their arguments will be just as strong as yours. Christianity has exploded in Africa. There are more Christians in Africa than there are people in America.
June 28, 201511 yr Christianity has exploded in Africa. There are more Christians in Africa than there are people in America. Christian Population of Africa 420 million Christians in Africa according to this website.
June 28, 201511 yr Christian Population of Africa 420 million Christians in Africa according to this website. Of the 7 billion people in the world: Roughly 2.2 billion of them are Christian. Roughly 4.3 billion worship some other god/practice some other religion The rest are atheist/agnostic. Again, which God you worship, which religion you practice, is largely dependent on where you were born and who you parents are/what they decided to teach you. I hate to think and individuals salvation is dependent on the luck of the draw.
June 28, 201511 yr "If you buy a Hebrew slave, he is to serve for only six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom. If he was single when he became your slave and then married afterward, only he will go free in the seventh year. But if he was married before he became a slave, then his wife will be freed with him. If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave, and they had sons or daughters, then the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master. But the slave may plainly declare, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I would rather not go free.' If he does this, his master must present him before God. Then his master must take him to the door and publicly pierce his ear with an awl. After that, the slave will belong to his master forever." Exodus 21:2-6 I can quote verses too. IF you're going to quote it then please tell me what it means. If I am going to use scripture I feel like I should be able to interpret it. So please tell me where this was said, who the audience was, and what the intent was of this passage. Don't just throw verses out and say "look I can do it to." I know what it says in Leviticus and Exodus about slavery and why it says it. I also know how it was fulfilled later on in the Bible. I know why the book of Romans calls Homosexuality a shameful lust. I don't just throw things out and say "there it is."
June 28, 201511 yr IF you're going to quote it then please tell me what it means. If I am going to use scripture I feel like I should be able to interpret it. So please tell me where this was said, who the audience was, and what the intent was of this passage. Don't just throw verses out and say "look I can do it to." I know what it says in Leviticus and Exodus about slavery and why it says it. I also know how it was fulfilled later on in the Bible. I know why the book of Romans calls Homosexuality a shameful lust. I don't just throw things out and say "there it is." No problem, I'll explain why I posted it. It means a book full of contradictions and hateful messages should not dictate how our government and the highest court in the land make decisions. A book that says a man lived in big fish for 3 three days and has a talking serpent in it. So whenever cardinal2745 post a bible verse, I'll just chuckle and post a ridiculous quote right back to show the absurdity of how a man justifies why he doesn't like a supreme court decision or someone's opinion and talks about why it's wrong with book full crazy quotes in it.
June 28, 201511 yr Of the 7 billion people in the world: Roughly 2.2 billion of them are Christian. Roughly 4.3 billion worship some other god/practice some other religion The rest are atheist/agnostic. Again, which God you worship, which religion you practice, is largely dependent on where you were born and who you parents are/what they decided to teach you. I hate to think and individuals salvation is dependent on the luck of the draw.
June 28, 201511 yr No problem, I'll explain why I posted it. It means a book full of contradictions and hateful messages should not dictate how our government and the highest court in the land make decisions. A book that says a man lived in big fish for 3 three days and has a talking serpent in it. So whenever cardinal2745 post a bible verse, I'll just chuckle and post a ridiculous quote right back to show the absurdity of how a man justifies why he doesn't like a supreme court decision or someone's opinion and talks about why it's wrong with book full crazy quotes in it. Maybe we should get rid of laws against murders and theft since these are in the 10 Commandments, too. :rolleyes:
June 28, 201511 yr Not at all. You keep posting verses and so will I. Mine are on topic. Yours represent disconnected passages from the Old Testament. Jesus came to fulfill the law, not to abolish it. We are saved by His Grace in the New Testament.
June 28, 201511 yr I think his point is he thinks there are many, many more on the Left who will throw out the homophobe title at anyone opposed to gay marriage than from the Right. And my point is that I am seeing many conservatives do the same.
June 28, 201511 yr Not on my right side of the spectrum, they don't. Okay. It doesn't mean they don't exist. I know what I see and hear from my conservative friends.
June 28, 201511 yr No problem, I'll explain why I posted it. It means a book full of contradictions and hateful messages should not dictate how our government and the highest court in the land make decisions. A book that says a man lived in big fish for 3 three days and has a talking serpent in it. So whenever cardinal2745 post a bible verse, I'll just chuckle and post a ridiculous quote right back to show the absurdity of how a man justifies why he doesn't like a supreme court decision or someone's opinion and talks about why it's wrong with book full crazy quotes in it. That's not what I asked. If you are going to quote a verse, than please explain what that verse means. Since you feel so strongly about the Bible, you must have some experience with it. So I'll only ask you about your "contradictions" claim. Please describe 2 contradictions in the Bible. You very passionately say that the bible is full of contradictions, please simply name 2.
June 28, 201511 yr Okay. It doesn't mean they don't exist. I know what I see and hear from my conservative friends. I am to the right side of the spectrum. On a scale of 0 to 100 where a 0 is the extreme left and a 100 is the extreme right, I am at a 99. Do you have friends at the 99th percentile of conservatism?
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