(July 25, 2014 at 9:53 am)RobbyPants Wrote:(July 25, 2014 at 8:05 am)SanDiegoGuy Wrote: I have noticed that the conservative Christians get especially worked up about masterbation, women's naked nipples, and marijuana. Is a single one of those things mentioned in the Bible?
The nipple thing comes from a combination of Jesus' comments on lust being the same as adultery, Paul's comments on women dressing modestly, and their own sexual interest in nipples (which is likely a combination of culture and any one person's particular interests). So, they have lust over nipples, lust is bad, and if the women would just do what Paul said, they wouldn't have to have these terrible women forcing lust on them.
That last part isn't an exaggeration. I've seen guys say that women must accommodate their own weaknesses by dressing modestly, because if they don't, it's not the guys fault (note, this is the same argument used when people blame rape victims). One of these guys went on to say that because men aren't sexy, the rule for modest dress doesn't apply. Apparently, sexy men can't tempt women, and gay people don't count because that's their own hangup? Holy double standard, Batman!
I have no idea where there beef against pot comes from, other than broader political concerns. At least, I've never heard much of a Biblical argument against it.
Here's a short justification that I found.
http://www.revelation.co/2010/01/27/what...gods-eyes/
Of course it's overreaching, speculative, and based on fear of authority, but then again what Bible ideal isn't.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson
