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Does God Approve of Gays?

trixare4kids said:
It really is pathetic how those who have already professed their disbelief in Christianity, corruptly exploit, in order to take their bigoted, asinine shots at believers.
I contribute to this thread in an effort to ask others, who see it as I do, to ignore the bigotry expressed in the O/P. Regardless, believer or not, don't be suckered, don't feed it.
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So christians can attack whoever for not believing what christians believe but if someone posts something like this it's an attack on christianity. Looking forward to the younger less religious generations taking over and doing away with the religious hoo doo.
 
Cougarbear said:
I don't have to provide anything but that which the Holy Ghost has born testimony to me. Those statements are true and correct. However, as I wrote, HIV and AIDS are also a plague for heterosexual perversions as well. You know, the greatest lie that Satan can give to you is that he doesn't exist. That way, he can teach you anything to be against God and deny God and his Son.
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"I have no evidence of my claims "would be a shorter and more honest answer.
 
bongsaway said:
So christians can attack whoever for not believing what christians believe but if someone posts something like this it's an attack on christianity. Looking forward to the younger less religious generations taking over and doing away with the religious hoo doo.
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For most Conservatives, Freedom of Religion means free from criticism when being assholes, protected under the guise of claiming to be Christians.
 
Cougarbear said:
I don't have to provide anything but that which the Holy Ghost has born testimony to me. Those statements are true and correct. However, as I wrote, HIV and AIDS are also a plague for heterosexual perversions as well. You know, the greatest lie that Satan can give to you is that he doesn't exist. That way, he can teach you anything to be against God and deny God and his Son.
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That seems more like ranting, and giving claims that you can not show to be true. Do you know how counter producctive that is to your apparent goal, unless your apparent goal is to drive people away from Christianity.
 
RAMOSS said:
That seems more like ranting, and giving claims that you can not show to be true. Do you know how counter producctive that is to your apparent goal, unless your apparent goal is to drive people away from Christianity.
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As long as there is a planet with CB's name on it, all is good.


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Omega Man said:
"Satan" was a rather late-breaking development in the realm of Jewish thought, during the period of Persian influence. Conceptualized as "God's District Attorney", and eventually came to symbolize the yang to God's yin (both of which symbolize man's duality).


OM
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Well, hate to break it to you but Satan was the snake in the Garden of Eden. And, he also tempted Job. Care to explain? Again, Satan will do anything to help you believe he doesn't exist so that he can also teach you the Godhead doesn't exist either.
 
zyzygy said:
"I have no evidence of my claims "would be a shorter and more honest answer.
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It would not be an honest answer. I have my evidence and it bothers you that God won't respond to your wicked demands. "Wo unto those who seek for a sign."
 
calamity said:
For most Conservatives, Freedom of Religion means free from criticism when being assholes, protected under the guise of claiming to be Christians.
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No. Freedom of religion for us conservatives is that the Government shall not affect our expressions of our religions. As long as there is no liable or slander involved, you can express your criticism as long as you don't demand the Government establish their own religion or getting in the way of our free expression of our religion.
 
RAMOSS said:
That seems more like ranting, and giving claims that you can not show to be true. Do you know how counter producctive that is to your apparent goal, unless your apparent goal is to drive people away from Christianity.
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Doesn't matter who is driven away as long as they know the truth concerning homosexual behavior. Without our voice, the people will just continue to sin not knowing they are sinning because of the deception of Satan. But, that deception is not a good enough excuse when it comes to the final judgment. So, it is our Job to warn the people to repent and turn away from their vile sins. Even if it's a small number who will, that's better than none and just accepting pollution.
 
Cougarbear said:
Well, hate to break it to you but Satan was the snake in the Garden of Eden. And, he also tempted Job. Care to explain? Again, Satan will do anything to help you believe he doesn't exist so that he can also teach you the Godhead doesn't exist either.
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There was no garden of Eden, it's a myth.
 
Cougarbear said:
It would not be an honest answer. I have my evidence and it bothers you that God won't respond to your wicked demands. "Wo unto those who seek for a sign."
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Asking for proof of a claim is wicked? Nonsense. If you have some evidence then feel free to present it.
 
Cougarbear said:
No. Freedom of religion for us conservatives is that the Government shall not affect our expressions of our religions. As long as there is no liable or slander involved, you can express your criticism as long as you don't demand the Government establish their own religion or getting in the way of our free expression of our religion.
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And the free expression of atheism and all religions.
 
Cougarbear said:
Doesn't matter who is driven away as long as they know the truth concerning homosexual behavior. Without our voice, the people will just continue to sin not knowing they are sinning because of the deception of Satan. But, that deception is not a good enough excuse when it comes to the final judgment. So, it is our Job to warn the people to repent and turn away from their vile sins. Even if it's a small number who will, that's better than none and just accepting pollution.
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I do not see any evidence that you speak the truth, or know the truth. You have an opinion.. but your opinion does not mean it's true. There are several tell tale signs that show it is not. 1) The refusal to actually give evidence 2) The high use of loaded terms without support. 3) The wild claims about 'Satan', which is an unsupported claim.

All those are clues that the claims are false.
 
Cougarbear said:
Doesn't matter who is driven away as long as they know the truth concerning homosexual behavior. Without our voice, the people will just continue to sin not knowing they are sinning because of the deception of Satan. But, that deception is not a good enough excuse when it comes to the final judgment. So, it is our Job to warn the people to repent and turn away from their vile sins. Even if it's a small number who will, that's better than none and just accepting pollution.
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The truth about homosexual behavior is that it is natural, at least it is for anyone who is attracted to people of the same sex.

Do you know what is not natural?


Obsessing about other people having sex. :roll:
 
Cougarbear said:
Well, hate to break it to you but Satan was the snake in the Garden of Eden.
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Actually, no. That renowned piece of biblical misinformation is based upon much later betrayals of the original texts. In the original oral tale that was handed down (it’s a myth, obviously), the “talking snake” was your traditional religious “trickster” character; i.e. was a cunning “deceiver” representative of the competing religion (a common tactic of era). In other words, it was an attempt to undermine the myriad snake cults and temples which were prevalent along the Fertile Crescent.

Cougarbear said:
And, he also tempted Job. Care to explain?
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As Job is a story based upon a non-Jewish mythical hero of antiquity (one of their favorite plot elements), and was written during the period of Persian influence in the 6th century BC, what precisely is there to explain? I already mentioned that “Satan” was first developed as being similar to “God’s District Attorney”, which referred to the Book of Job.

Cougarbear said:
Again, Satan will do anything to help you believe he doesn't exist so that he can also teach you the Godhead doesn't exist either.
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That is a religious narrative, which unfortunately is undermined by the fact that messianic authors were documented as betraying the original texts.

Sorry.


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RAMOSS said:
Is that a true statement? Let's see you provide objective and tangible evidence of the following

1) God organized Adam and Eve.
2) The devil is something more than just an allegory
3) "The father' provided a 'savior' to show his love.
4) Aids is a 'plague' against gays from God.
5) There will be a 'second coming' of 'Christ'
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How dare you be wicked enough to ask for proof of claims!
 
zyzygy said:
There was no garden of Eden, it's a myth.
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Not to mention the "talking snake" wasn't equated with "Satan" until hundreds of years later by those who betrayed the original texts to formulate their own religious narrative.


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zyzygy said:
Asking for proof of a claim is wicked? Nonsense. If you have some evidence then feel free to present it.
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Not to mention the glaring straw argument which asserts you were somehow "bothered".


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Omega Man said:
Actually, no. That renowned piece of biblical misinformation is based upon much later betrayals of the original texts. In the original oral tale that was handed down (it’s a myth, obviously), the “talking snake” was your traditional religious “trickster” character; i.e. was a cunning “deceiver” representative of the competing religion (a common tactic of era). In other words, it was an attempt to undermine the myriad snake cults and temples which were prevalent along the Fertile Crescent.



As Job is a story based upon a non-Jewish mythical hero of antiquity (one of their favorite plot elements), and was written during the period of Persian influence in the 6th century BC, what precisely is there to explain? I already mentioned that “Satan” was first developed as being similar to “God’s District Attorney”, which referred to the Book of Job.



That is a religious narrative, which unfortunately is undermined by the fact that messianic authors were documented as betraying the original texts.

Sorry.


OM
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Actually, yes...CB is right, you are wrong...Genesis makes it obvious who the serpent was by giving us the very 1st prophecy in the Bible, putting enmity between God's seed and Satan's seed, the very one that all other prophecies are based on...

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike* him in the heel.” Genesis 3:15
 
Elvira said:
Actually, yes...CB is right, you are wrong...Genesis makes it obvious who the serpent was by giving us the very 1st prophecy in the Bible, putting enmity between God's seed and Satan's seed, the very one that all other prophecies are based on...

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike* him in the heel.” Genesis 3:15
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No, the later messianic authors are the ones who manufactured the connection; non-contextually of course.


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Elvira said:
Um no...that was in Genesis...
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Which outlined the religious "trickster" character which undermined the competing religious snakes cults which were prevalent throughout the Fertile Crescent.


OM
 
Assuming, a god exists, he likely doesn't care about petty human concerns.

Remember, he's on omnipotent being. Try to wrap you head around that concept.

Do you really think he spends his entire existence concerned over the actions of humans, when he has an entire universe to deal with?

Relative to a being of that power, humans are essentially gnats.

Do you concern yourself over the lives of gnats? Nope.

And an Omnipotent being likely doesn't concern himself about you or the other gnats, ...er I mean humans on the planet
 
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