(September 21, 2015 at 1:02 pm)Drich Wrote: I'm doing good, fell out of the shower and hurt my back last sunday, but other than that I'll be ok till 12-18-15 (if I remember correctly) this is the day I go in for more tests. Then once a year forever after that, till something shows up iguess.
Oh, man, I hope you feel better soon. Back injuries suuuuuck! The older I get, the more I realize that using a quadruped-type spine in a biped may not have been evolution's best outcome.
I'm sorry you're in pain.
Also, though I'm not a part of that exchange, I read it, and while I agree with most of your scriptural interpretations as presented there (though you left out a few of Paul's writings about female submission, I can understand why, as it might've created a distracting discussion of modern feminism vs. Paulian values), and disagree with several of your social conclusions, I want to say thank you for speaking to us respectfully and as equals, capable of understanding the verses (few Christians will do this, here), and wanting to have a real discussion about it. I hope that it remains civil on both ends.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
