(March 29, 2016 at 10:27 am)robvalue Wrote: Religions are going to have to soften their stance on this, or they'll steadily lose followers in my opinion. It seems each new generation is getting less homophobic and isn't going to put up with this crap.
It's no doubt based on fear of those who are different, in the first instance.
Most religions in the US have experienced a huge change in their level of acceptance of remarriage following divorce, and even remarriages following divorces, even with minor children involved just in my lifetime.
2011, the evangelicals/fundamentalists/literalists were right in Newt Gingrich's face during the lead up to the Iowa caucuses over his divorces and remarriages and his open and notorious adultery, apparently even cheating on his mistress(es) while married.
This election cycle we've seen an enormous sea change in the support for Trump, another multiple marriage/divorced open and notorious adulterer/philanderer coming straight from the Bible beaters, and nary a peep as to just what the fuck changed in their precious Bibles to allow temporary political concerns to supersede their concerns regarding Salvation, family values, corruption of community values, righteousness, public morality and the well being of children.
Softening their stance on marriage/divorce/remarriage, despite clear Scripture to the contrary is certainly an astonishing development, one might wonder if all the effort expended by the 'Christian' community starting with Bryant's Save the Children organization to battle homosexuals back in the 1970s would have been more productively spent strengthening their own families and marriages. Jesus certainly addressed divorce and remarriage, equating it with adultery (of all things!) which is actually mentioned in the 10 Commandments. Curiously, 'Christians' of today think they know better than Christ and are actually eager to soften His stance on these formerly important family issues. I'm imagining some consternation when they're turned away from those Pearly Gates someday, that stance softening on Christs clear admonitions is going to cost them dearly.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
