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Boy Scouts Banned By Alabama Pastor Greg Walker[W:220:563]

Re: Boy Scouts Banned By Alabama Pastor Greg Walker

I find the whole Christian-bashing tendency of progressive secularist rather insane myself, especial when they preach tolerance and diversity,.

No one is criticizing Christianity here. Au contraire. What would Christ do here?
 
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I do not know why you are putting this as a political issue when it is a religius doctrine issue.

The man claims to be Christian. Yet his actions are the antithesis of Christ like. But hey, it's his right to be a dickhead.
 
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But it does keep them in the news doesn't it? Has done wonders for Westboro and I am pretty sure they want you and most people to be offended by what they do, or else they wouldn't be doing it.

I aim to please!
 
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So I guess you because you haven't made a rebuttal, you must agree with me. Jesus lived and dined among sinners every day. He put himself among them so that he could spread the word. This preacher has decided he'd rather make a political statement by banning innocent young boys from the premises. He's a coward and a bad christian.

I do preach tolerance and diversity, which is why I'm opposed to anyone who is against those things. I have no problem with any religious person that doesn't try to force their beliefs on others, discriminate, or petition the government to have their religious views enforced.

Why can't we all just believe what we want to believe, and let each other be?

Well apparently in this case what they believe is unacceptable to some or it would not be discussed; ergo people are not just letting them be. I have different issues with the southern baptists than this. I think their belief that only a baptism will get you into heaven and as long as you are baptized you will go to heaven no matter what sin you commit a far greater stretch from the text than whether or not to let Boy Scouts meet in their basement.
 
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So I guess you because you haven't made a rebuttal, you must agree with me. Jesus lived and dined among sinners every day. He put himself among them so that he could spread the word. This preacher has decided he'd rather make a political statement by banning innocent young boys from the premises. He's a coward and a bad christian.

I do preach tolerance and diversity, which is why I'm opposed to anyone who is against those things. I have no problem with any religious person that doesn't try to force their beliefs on others, discriminate, or petition the government to have their religious views enforced.

Why can't we all just believe what we want to believe, and let each other be?

That last is a human thing that would exist and does without religion. As for the first part, pretty sure if the boys just wanted to camp there outside the umbrella of a gay accepting org that answer would probably be yes.
 
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The first time I gave you the benefit of the doubt. Please employ spell check.


Spell check is not working. :shrug:



Yes, being a hypocrical bigot has its pain.

I'm pointing out the Christian point of view. The Church should not alow other orginizations to use their facilities that are counter to their beliefs. It is no diffrent from private orginizations who would do the same for the same reason.


Thanks for clarifying that you are just like Greg.


How am I like Greg?
 
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Well apparently in this case what they believe is unacceptable to some or it would not be discussed; ergo people are not just letting them be. I have different issues with the southern baptists than this. I think their belief that only a baptism will get you into heaven and as long as you are baptized you will go to heaven no matter what sin you commit a far greater stretch from the text than whether or not to let Boy Scouts meet in their basement.

I haven't seen anybody suggesting they be forced to accept the Boy Scouts, but it's simply our right to stare down our noses condescendingly at them.
 
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They'd be a poor example of what you think is the Christian faith. My church is welcoming to gays, we have an asst. pastor who is gay, and our Boy Scout troop openly went against the BSA's ban.

Then your version of Christianity is diffrent from that pastor's. All I can advise you can keep to your version and the pastor and their members can keep to theirs.
 
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The man claims to be Christian. Yet his actions are the antithesis of Christ like. But hey, it's his right to be a dickhead.

Certainly you can see the hilarity in a non-christian defining what is "Christ like". :lamo
 
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Spell check is not working. :shrug:



I'm pointing out the Christian point of view. The Church should not alow other orginizations to use their facilities that are counter to their beliefs. It is no diffrent from private orginizations who would do the same for the same reason.





How am I like Greg?

You are manipulating Christian beliefs to suit your argument. Christ would never ban anyone from his place of worship. That is the fundamental flaw in your argument that you simply can't get past.
 
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but it's simply our right to stare down our noses condescendingly at them.

They will be the ones in a pink uniform twirling their handbags..
 
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Certainly you can see the hilarity in a non-christian defining what is "Christ like". :lamo

Who said I'm a non-Christian? For the record, I am a recovering Catholic.
 
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They will be the ones in a pink uniform twirling their handbags..

Really? I haven't seen any preachers wearing such a thing. You should get out more.

You are manipulating Christian beliefs to suit your argument. Christ would never ban anyone from his place of worship. That is the fundamental flaw in your argument that you simply can't get past.

You must have forgotten Matthew 33:282 "And Jesus said 'Get out of my temple faggot, you're not welcome here.' "
 
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Most churches make money. Why should they be exempt? If their charitable work is enough to offset them paying tax then I'm fine with it.


No, churches do not "make money", the communicants donate to the church for ongoing expenses and to mission work. That said, if the church does have a business or property that produces revenue than that could be taxed but not the church as an orginization itself.
 
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They will be the ones in a pink uniform twirling their handbags..

I know a openly gay minister. He doesn't do that.
 
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Really? I haven't seen any preachers wearing such a thing. You should get out more.



You must have forgotten Matthew 33:282 "And Jesus said 'Get out of my temple faggot, you're not welcome here.' "

Don't know how preachers got into this..I was talking about America's new gay scouts..
 
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Who said I'm a non-Christian? For the record, I am a recovering Catholic.

I thought YOU had, perhaps I've misread your posts on religion and the existence of God. If so, I apologise.
 
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Yes because only "true" Christians such as yourself truly understand Christianity.

I learned what it is to be Christian thru instruction. How may I ask did you learn what it means to be Christian?
 
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Really? I haven't seen any preachers wearing such a thing. You should get out more.



You must have forgotten Matthew 33:282 "And Jesus said 'Get out of my temple faggot, you're not welcome here.' "

Another filter winner.
 
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Don't know how preachers got into this..I was talking about America's new gay scouts..

Gawd your stereotypes are so lame
 
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Don't know how preachers got into this..I was talking about America's new gay scouts..

I was talking about preachers, when you came in using the pronoun "they", which considering preachers was the topic, meant preachers.

While we're on the subject of the scouts, I haven't seen any of them wearing flamboyant pink uniforms. Would you like to provide some sources to this claim? Or were you just making **** up to be theatric?

Another filter winner.

I don't know what that means.
 
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Then your version of Christianity is diffrent from that pastor's. All I can advise you can keep to your version and the pastor and their members can keep to theirs.

That's fine. I'm just saying that you can be good with gays and still be a Christitan.
 
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theatric?

First of all..I think you mean theatrical...And of course I was making it up..taking the piss..mocking them..god..has anyone got a hammer and nails..
 
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Certainly you can see the hilarity in a non-christian defining what is "Christ like". :lamo

It's not nearly as "hilarious" as what some Christians define as "Christ-like"
 
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