Ok section 8, I have to interject something. See where you said:
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The bible should not be considered fact, because it's not proven and it never will be.
On homosexuality, it isn't a sin. There is no reason to believe that a loving gay couple can not make good parents. They're are just attracted to different things. No one is the same, and if there is a God, I'm sure he would encourage homosexuality, if you feel that way. |
see where it says "the bible should not"? Thats where you should have stopped typing.. not because I am personally offended that you're saying the bible shouldn't be considered fact.. its that you're telling people what they should do with it. Then you continue to use a blanket statement and say it isn't proven with no argument whatsoever. I don't agree with all of Christian values either, but you shouldn't use blanket arguments like this with no backup.
And how is homosexuality not a sin? compaired to what? the bible? you just said the bible wasn't fact and should be never considered so. That makes no sense at all -- what is your basis of the word 'sin'. because you obviously disreguard it in the Christian sense.
Seeing this much defensiveness from me you may be thinking i'm a hardcore conservative christian, but I am not. Your post here seems very ridiculous though and self-contradictory. Also, like Sodfather said, the originator of the post wanted different views from the Christian perspective - your reply provided none of that.
One thing I have noticed fog, is that you cannot say to a conservative Christian that the bible isn't totally factual. This is one thing I have learned from some of my Christian friends. If you disreguard this in any one instance, the belief that the christian has will be compromised. There is no way, in that persons eyes, that they will let that happen, so you essentially are wrong to them. I found your comment interesting about antisemitism in the bible, and I agree.
I also should point out the nature of conservitive people. No matter how much a liberal person pushes facts in their face, the conservative will always refute to the things that have worked in the past and hold on to values that are more consistant. Heterosexuality is the epitome of sexual stability. Without this stability [eventually] we will not be able to reproduce if everyone decides to go homosexual, so why in a conservatives mindset would anyone even consider this as a possibility? So they have to call it a sin, and there is plenty to back it up in the bible. On the other hand a liberal would view the persons personal inflection towards their sexuality as important as a conservative would value his ideals.
eh just things to think about