No, it doesn't. The word didn't even exist at the time that men wrote the bible. Or when they rewrote it.
Yes, I know it's sacred text to you. I'm not 'degrading' anything. I'm simply stating what it is. A book of mythology, same as stories about Zeus or Osirus (though obscenely more boring). It is mythical, of no more significance than that. That's not 'degrading' it anymore than calling a Stephen King book a book of fiction is degrading it. It's just a simple statement of fact. Now, you are of course free to worship Stephen King's writings or anyone elses, such as Hubbard, and call all of them 'sacred'. I'm still going to call a spade a spade. Hubbards writings are fictional and mythical. So is the bible, so is the quran, so are the upinshads, so on and so forth. Obviously, some are more interesting than others, but in the end, they are all the same - works of fiction. Books. Words on paper written by men who wanted to tell a story.
You want to base YOUR life on a book, go right ahead. I just can't comprehend why you feel the need to try and make me abide by the rules some man wrote down in the book you've chosen as your sacred text. I wouldn't allow it for Scientologists, Muslims, Mormon, Hindus, Jews, and I'm sure as **** not going to idly sit by and allow Christians to do it either.
Jesus ****ing christ, if we abided by all the rules in everyone's chosen 'sacred text', we wouldn't be allowed to do a goddamn thing. :lol:
So, your book tells you that you can't 'allow' sin. Well, unless you're going to outlaw anal sex, pre-marital sex, taking your 'lord's' name in vain, disobeying one's parents, lying, so on and so forth, then you are not being honest about your reasons. Do you fight to make it illegal to lie? Do you fight to put people in prison for typing "jesus ****ing christ" like I just did above? Do you fight to put video cameras in everyone's home to make sure no man ever sticks his dick in his wife's ass? No, you don't. Why not? Why don't you rail against every single sin listed in the bible? Every. single. one of them. Shouldn't they all be illegal, in the eyes of christians? Shouldn't we all be policed and forced to adhere to the rules set forth in the book you've chosen to obey?
And, what about free will?