Brother Adam Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Sure it is, as you just said, it is contrary to the will of God. That's called sin. Minority has nothing to do with it. Protestants hold a majority in most, if not all US states, and we still say they are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Old Testament doesn't specifically forbid homosexuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Chris Zewe' date='Jan 2 2005, 05:09 PM'] Just because you're not using something for the purpose that your God allegedly made it for doesn't make it evil. Christian discrimination against homosexuals is simply due to how small of a minority homosexuals are. [/quote] Well of course it makes it evil -- at least the act of misuse is what is evil. Sex is a good thing, but misusing it through homosexual activity, premarital sex, adultery, etc. is evil. In the same way, medicine is a good thing, but it's evil to get addicted to it. And money is a good thing, but to spend frivolously and without regard to others' needs is evil. And Christians don't discriminate against homosexuals. Christians oppose sin, not people. And that's not to say that all homosexuals practice their sexual orientation. There are those who, convicted of the wrongness of homosexual activity, have taken it upon themselves to live celibate lives. That is VERY admirable, especially in a society like this, where personal pleasure and getting what we want when we want it are promoted constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Monoxide' date='Jan 2 2005, 02:37 PM'] Dont do crack though, its a ghetto drug [/quote] :rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Dave' date='Jan 2 2005, 04:23 PM'] Well of course it makes it evil -- at least the act of misuse is what is evil. Sex is a good thing, but misusing it through homosexual activity, premarital sex, adultery, etc. is evil. In the same way, medicine is a good thing, but it's evil to get addicted to it. And money is a good thing, but to spend frivolously and without regard to others' needs is evil. And Christians don't discriminate against homosexuals. Christians oppose sin, not people. And that's not to say that all homosexuals practice their sexual orientation. There are those who, convicted of the wrongness of homosexual activity, have taken it upon themselves to live celibate lives. That is VERY admirable, especially in a society like this, where personal pleasure and getting what we want when we want it are promoted constantly. [/quote] Evil is a perception, silly, not a black-and-white word that you can just toss around whenever you want to change someone's mind. Why is homosexual activity evil? Just because some dying old man didn't speak some words in a church while they stand in front of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Chris Zewe' date='Jan 2 2005, 05:22 PM'] Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Old Testament doesn't specifically forbid homosexuality. [/quote] Sodomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination. Thanks to Dust for the online documents section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Jan 2 2005, 04:26 PM'] Sodomy. [/quote] Homosexuality applies to females, too...and oral sex between a man and another man isn't sodomy either. [i]Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind: because it is an abomination. [/i] Bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 yep. That man part just wasn't made to go there. Should tax payers have to pay for health care when homosexuals (or in time we live in now- heterosexuals) get aids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Jan 2 2005, 04:31 PM'] yep. That man part just wasn't made to go there. Should tax payers have to pay for health care when homosexuals (or in time we live in now- heterosexuals) get aids? [/quote] Should taxpayers have to pay for prisoners to live, just because convicted criminals aren't going to be killed due to Christian law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Why should all convicted criminals be killed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Jan 2 2005, 04:34 PM'] Why should all convicted criminals be killed? [/quote] The ones that deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 That's what death row is for. No Christian religion that I know of is entirely opposed to the death penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 But it brings us back to the question: Should taxpayers be liable for disease that comes from a persons free decision to engage in an activity that carries such a risk? Not to say that there shouldn't be help for someone who is raped, or any such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader1234 Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Wow this topic has digressed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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