RE: Gay Marriage: Why the christians need to STFU about it
May 18, 2012 at 5:04 am
(This post was last modified: May 18, 2012 at 5:05 am by NoMoreFaith.)
(May 18, 2012 at 4:32 am)Aiza Wrote: This thread was explicitly geared toward "the Christians" (because all of 'the Christians' hold the same opinions on everything now, I suppose), and it hinged on a false premise: that rules against homosexual behavior come from Leviticus.These responses feel a bit like they are shifting the proverbial goalposts.
It is a fact that many Christians DO use Leviticus for their persecution and hatred.
You're different, you use tradition to justify hatred and persecution. You're all Christian.
It is intellectually disingenuous to claim the goalposts are being shifted, merely because opinions differ from sect to sect in Christianity. What is true for many of them, may not be true for you, does not equate to a shifted goalposts, more specifically, Christianity has lots of different goalposts already, but like to pick and choose which goalposts counts when they are being criticised.
Quote:Read the rest of Matthew 5 already. It isn't long and its very good.
Would it be this one;
Matthew 5:18-19 NIV Wrote:"18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
I'll let you explain how this means Leviticus is no longer relevant, because to the uninitiated, Jesus seems to be saying ALL THE LAWS, not even one stroke of pen, tiny bit of deletion, not even the smallest command is bad juju.
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If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
