(October 10, 2015 at 7:27 am)Randys brother Wrote: God forbids homosexuality.
Well, here is a list of other things God considers "abominations", according to the Bible. I've chosen a few favorites, which I don't really see Christians getting all hot and bothered about:
Unclean things (Lev. 7:21)
Customs of pagans (Lev. 18:30) [Christmas trees, Easter eggs/bunnies, Halloween...]
Idols (2 Chr. 15:8; 1 Pet. 4:3)
A proud look (Pro. 6:16-17)
A lying tongue (Pro. 6:17; 12:22)
Hands that shed innocent blood ((Pro. 6:17) [See also: Predator drones and "collateral damage"]
A scheming heart (Pro. 6:18)
A false witness that speaks lies (Pro. 6:19)
A sower of discord (Pro. 6:19)
A false balance or scale (Pro. 11:1)
The proud of heart (Pro. 16:5)
Divers, dishonest weights (Pro. 20:10, 23)
Divers, dishonest measures (Pro. 20:10)
Lending money at interest (Pro. 28:8-9)
Prayers of the rebel (Pro. 28:9)
Taking ornaments from idols when being destroyed (Dt. 7:25-26)
Any Idolatrous practices (Dt. 12:31; 13:14; 17:4; 18:9; 20:18; 29:17)
Wearing clothes of the opposite sex (Dt. 22:5)
Paying tithes with money earned in prostitution (Dt. 23:18)
Re-marriage of former companions (Dt. 24:1-4)
Cheating others (Dt. 25:13-16)
Making images/idols (Dt. 27:15)
Incense offered by hypocrites (Isa. 1:13)
Eating unclean things (Isa. 66:17)
Oppression of others, particularly the poor or vulnerable (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Violence (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Breaking vows (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Lending with interest to a brother (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Lying with a menstruating woman (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Hardness of heart (Ezek. 18: 6-13)
Injustice (Ezek. 18: 6-13) [America has the most overcrowded and unfair justice system in the First World... not a peep!]
Incest (Lev. 19: 6-30)
Things highly esteemed by man (Lk. 16:15)
Half the things on this list are daily occurrences in this country, which is 75-80% Christian. And yet not a peep about most of 'em. Getting the picture?
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.
