On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, The Extremist wrote:
>>Funny, since there is not one statement regarding homosexuality in the
>>whole of the New Testament attributed to having been said by Jesus
>>Himself.
>
>Wrong, June. The Word of the LORD is crystal clear on homosexuals:
The passages you quote are the letters of PAUL (except for Revelations,
which was written by John). I am not wrong. Those are PAUL's (and
John's) words, not Jesus'. There is not one statement directly
attributable to Jesus in the whole of the Gospels regarding
homosexuality.
So don't presume to put words into Jesus' mouth, because of all the
things He condemned, homosexuality is conspicuous by its absence.
>Corinthians I 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,
>Corinthians I 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers,
>nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Why is it that only homosexuality is picked out of the above list. Why
aren't fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, or 'abusers of themselves with
mankind' (whatever THAT means) singled out for phobic bashing like gays
are?
>Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;
>Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
>Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath,
>strife, seditions, heresies,
>Galatians 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like:
>of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that
>they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Again, why aren't those who adulterers, fornicators, 'unclean' (again,
whatever THAT means), lascivious, idolaters, practice witchcraft, and all
the others subject to the same sort of organized bashing which is
reserved for gays.
I particularly note that those who are filled with hatred are mentioned
in the above list. And yet you 'good Christians' seem to feel that it's
okay to hate gays.
And the bottom line is, while you all have the right to practice your
superstition, you do NOT have the right to impose your superstition on
the rest of us.
June ;-)
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