Primordial Sex--Eden as Allegory

[chi pan]

How is "rapists shall marry their victims" less of a law then no homosexuality? We're still back at square one too in that we have no written proof that God has changed his stance on rape victims rights.

well the laws apply but the punishments were for that government at the time. you notice lots of laws back then were punishable by death but they aren't treated as such today even by christians. most of the laws back then had good reason at the time. they had so many laws concerning hygene that they had the best hygene of any culture of the time. rape was always wrong, but the punishment can be changed b/c women are less dependant on men now and having multiple sex partners before marriage is no big deal in today's society.

Why not be good for the sake of it? For example, which would your God admire more? Someone who chooses to do good out of DESIRE to do good, or someone who is only good because he told them to be so they can get into Heaven?

there are many who do, however many do not. many cannot handle themselves when it comes to the rules. also any morality enforced by humans can be thought as limited to only wrong that is punished. if they are not punished, then what do they have to lose? who cares if i download a movie for free online. who cares if i buy a copy of the final. who cares if i take something off a store shelf when no one's looking. see what i mean? in religion, you can say "God cares." God cares about what you do even if other people don't notice.
your second point is a good one. i believe those who only do good just for reward will not get theirs in the kingdom of God. this is how i justify that.