(June 27, 2016 at 9:09 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(June 27, 2016 at 7:48 pm)Disciple Wrote: Hey Thump, Yes the OT commands the Jews to stone gays at that point in time 4000 or so years ago. That's a Jewish series of books. Written for Jewish people. Some sects of Judaism still follow the laws written in it. It still carries relevance to Christians but we don't follow it by any means. Christians follow the teachings of Christ.
Some Christians do. Many Christians utilize the Old Testament.
You're courting three problems: No True Scotsman, cherry-picking (not a formal fallacy, but certainly fallacious thinking), and moral relativity. Step carefully.
I respectfully disagree. I don't claim to speak for ALL Christians, just me. I'm sure some Christians do follow the OT and they are still Christians. I personally believe they have a misunderstanding of the new covenant but it doesn't mean they aren't true Christians. But you cant blame that on the bible or Christ. You must blame the individuals. And I will need you to clarify how I'm cherry picking if you wouldn't mind. I'm afraid I'm not clear on the moral relativity comment you made either.
Islam has killed millions in the last decade, lets focus all attention on Christianity!
