You stopped at the point where I illustrated that what the preacher said was based on Scripture
I don't care that it was based on capitalized S scripture. I made a mocking comment about that, in fact. Who cares? That does not make it protected speech of any sort in the UK. And, we both know it.
and that's all you saw and it pissed you off that anyone could once again show you where the Bible clearly shows where homosexuality is a sin
I taught Sunday School in a Southern Baptist church for 15 years. I know what the Bible says. You're so special with your word-handling rightly-dividing ways. :roll:
To your point of view, that's passing one's religious beliefs on someone. But I've done nothing of the sort.
No. My comment was that the fact that it comes from the Bible is meaningless to the context of the discussion. The bible is an archaic document. Trying to interpret daily life by the rantings of 3,000 year old itinerant goatherds is dumb.
Why? Because it doesn't conform to your way of life? Because at some point in your life someone misused you based on his/her religious beliefs?
Awww....feeling persecuted again? No, because I think it's dumb to live your life according to hardline tenets from ancient people who were tribal, violent, misogynistic, and backward-ass in their thinking. Did you similarly seclude your wife for three times as long after she became ritually unclean by giving birth to a daughter as she would have been secluded after giving birth to a son? Fundamentalism is stupid, and does not allow for logical thought. It's being infected by a meme created by someone else that keeps people from having to think for themselves and allows them to cling to their illogical prejudices.
Sorry, but don't hate me for someone else's wrong-doing.
Fine. Don't hate ME because I can run logical circles around you.
First off, I don't believe everything I've read in the Bible and I certainly don't apply alot of the Old Testiment beliefs or rituals in my life. That would be dumb. If I had to slaughter cattle for every sin I've committed we wouldn't have cows! :2razz:
Just the stuff that conforms to your own prejudices and doesn't require any special accomodations, right? Butchering cattle is hard. Dismissing gay people as having a right to live their lives by the dictates of their own consciences is hard.
Second, I don't see an absolute truth to Scripture...
ORLY?
I think we get it twisted when we combine the right to say whatever you want with the viability of the content of the message or dialog plus the venue inwhich we use to convey that message or exchange dialog.
In other words, was what this preacher said wrong? No.
Leviticus 20:13 - If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them [men] have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Similar wording is found in 1 Corinthines 6 -
9.Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived : neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10.Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
So, what this preacher said according to the word of God is correct.
And, as before, my point to you is so what? The word you speak of is archaic.
I won't condemn you for it as you apparently are doing to me and others who do have religious values.
Want a tissue? I didn't condemn you. This is what I said, which you called "persecution." (ROFLMAO)
The problem is that the word of gourd was made up a few thousand years ago by roaming sheep herders. So, people who use it to justify their deep-seated aversion to gays/lesbians, and think others should take it seriously as well, look rather ridiculous.
No offense, but I don't need men who died 3,000 years ago to tell me what foods to eat, what clothing fibers to wear, and who to sleep with or how to raise my kids. But if you do, well, it takes all kinds.
And I'm fine with that. The only time I get upset with anyone here is when they take my words out of context or attempt to belittle me as you're attempting to do.
I want to reassure you that I've provided your words in their full context. And, I'd like you to know that I'm here with the kleenex in case you're persecuted again.
