RE: Why I'm Still a Christian
March 2, 2015 at 1:02 pm
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2015 at 1:23 pm by Lek.)
(March 2, 2015 at 5:55 am)pocaracas Wrote: - No gay marriage
- Marriage is an institution reserved for the church
- Evolution is ok, but Adam&Eve were the first guys with souls and responsible for the initial fall.
- Most of the OT is alegorical/metaphorical, old rules for the peoples living at the time, not applicable to nowadays.
That says catholic all over. You just need to bow down to the pope.
I was raised catholic and I'll tell you it takes a lot more than that to be a catholic.
(March 2, 2015 at 6:40 am)robvalue Wrote: The thing about gay marriage is that no one is trying to tell the church what they can and can't do as ceremonies in their church. No one is demanding they perform gay marriage ceremonies, or that any gay christians become married.I'm talking about how the secular nation of the United States of America has defined marriage since it's beginning. Can this nation decide to change that definition now? I guess so, but I'm against it. Like my previous example of fraternities and sororities; you don't have to forcibly change an institution that is dear to many to afford equal rights to all citizens.
But in return, christians seem to want to apply their opinion of what should and shouldn't be allowed to other people who share none of their beliefs. We're already godless heathens, what difference does it make if we are gay and get married? What business is it of christianity?
I just created a religion where I think marriage should be between 3 people of the same sex only. Anyone who gets married in any other way is offending me and is not respecting my religion. Is this reasonable? Or should I keep this restriction to myself and my religion?
(March 1, 2015 at 8:47 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Why, then, do you proselityze? Don't you feel bad endangering the souls of others because they cannot surrender their own lifetime of programming in a different religion?
Because Jesus told us to, and so that more people are able to be included in the kingdom of God. It's a gift of love we're offering.
Quote:Leave them alone and don't tell them about your faith, and then your god will judge them on merit. That is the fairest solution.
If a person is truly seeking God, then they will embrace the truth. Like we've already discussed in this thread, we should all be open to the truth and not be afraid to face it. All I do is speak what I believe to be the truth, and it's up to others to accept or reject it. That's what we're all doing here in this forum.
