Runt -
Some Christians look at it that way because they are fundamentalists, and they take everything literally and are unable to step outside whats concrete and put a little faith in God and think on their own.
Also, just a little tidbit here, the Bible is not suppose to be used as a historical book. It's purposes are spiritual. It is not a textbook. It was written in Canaan/Israel/etc, in that general areaThe events in it take place there. it makes sense, ya know? It has no reason to write about the...
Pardon me, but did not the americas come into existence WELL after the bible was written? and I thought all the bible writers lived around israel and whatnot and not in australia
See heres the thing... I have discovered that you find God all the time. In different situations, it takes different amounts of time. Getting to God isn't a one time thing. Theres differnt levels, different ways to know god. some ways are fast for one person but slow for another. its all a...
Give me -
Race is appearance. APPEARANCE. it's vain. I can have a different race than someone else and still share the same culture.
And I have a question about British whites dying out - is there a disease thats killing British whites? Are they being killed? Just because blacks reproduce...
The easiest way to find an answer for Christians is to look in the Bible. So why vary from the exact wording? I couldnt tell ya exactly but i got a few ideas :
-Fear of wrong interpretation
-Fear of being hypocritical
-Satisfying a need for something stablea nd reliable, and what better...
Ceridwein, Mr Spinkles,
tho i did find your comments amusing at first, i realized your somewhat mocking me in my beliefs in the importance of baptism, so be nice please
ceridwen,
i think the name does matter. because its what it represents. do you want to go around seeing people...
arabian...
the whole adam and st/eve thing... the whole creation story probably isnt true. I'm not blaspheming, but thats the honest to goodness reality of it. God created people to love each other. Thats all that happens between a man and a man or a woman and a woman. Fulfilling the role...
Just another thing I found... Someone who wants to change their sexual orientation because of hte social issues....
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) adopted a policy statement on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual issues. It states, in part: "Social stigmatization of lesbian, gay, and...
quick, pah
I decided I'd do a little but of rsearch myself
"There is no published scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of 'reparative therapy' as a treatment to change ones sexual orientation." American Psychiatric Association fact sheet, 1994-SEP
"...scientific evidence does...
Let's look at it straight up - clearly you've never really talked to a homosexual person before. Straight or gay, a man does not have complete control over what causes his penis to erect. It isn't choice. (I'm not discriminating against women here, its just a lot easier example to explain.)
i wouldn't necessarily call it evil. Evil is an awfully strong word. A four year old telling his mom he made his bed when he didn't isnt evil. It's a mistake, and it certainly isn't good, I just wouldn't go so far as to call it evil.
Mr. Spinkles -
There are not people dying the the name of your goblins. People aren't being persecuted for believing in your goblins. so its a teeny bit different.
And who says I changed the definition? Maybe you didn't understand God's all-powerful ness from the start.
Ceridwen-
God's signs are flipping everywhere and they're pretty blatant. Every good thing in your life is a sign from god.
Forgiveness in this life is different because it's LIFE. this is where you make the mistakes, therefore this is where you're forgiven for them.