Primordial Sex--Eden as Allegory

[chi pan]

Your reply came immediately after mine, and you didn't quote anybody. What would expect one to assume?

well you're right about that. sorry.

Fair enough and good eye but by that concept that also means that God is okay with gay marriage so long as it takes place in the states of Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire because they've passed laws making gay marriage legal in their specific states. If that's not okay, then your previous statement is invalid and does not prove that God has changed his stance on rape victims' marrying their attackers. He still has not said, "As time goes by, my laws shall adapt to fit more morally the cultures of the time.

no, though the bible says obey the law of the land that does not mean you can break God's law just b/c it's not against the law. also, if the law conflicts with those laws of the bible, then you are to follow God's law first. example of this can be found in the story of Daniel and the lions den.

On a non-confrontational seriously consider it note, can you not at least consider the idea that Atheists can be good people and follow the good morals that one finds in bible without the bible itself being their source or influence? Being good just for the sake of being good with no expectations in return? Say for instance a car crash on a highway, a burning car with a person inside who could be saved, atheists and Christians alike pull together to save the person, are they not both good people doing a moral act?

yes i do believe this. there are athiests who are good people but i also believe morals should come from something greater than ourselves. if we are to decide what's right and what's wrong, it would be like moral anarchy and people would do whatever they want. that for all we know it's not wrong if you don't get caught.