Wow. Thanks for that enlightenment. I always knew there was something fishy about pointing to bibical text as proof God hates queers, but I've never seen it presented that way. That was great. Since there seem to be so many people who seek to use it as tool to hate, exclude, and inhibit, why not use the same tool to let them see the whole irrationality of their argument. The book can lend itself to many interprestaions, thereby supporting either side of almost any debate.
... supports it AND totally doesn't support the issues ...agrees AND disagrees ...says yes AND no (and maybe) ...go AND stop ...do AND don't. Since it can be so easily manipulated, and can interpreted a 1,000 different ways, that in itself should be proof enough that no rational society would use it as reference in deciding it's social and political mores. Especially in courts of law, and especially this issue of whether or not we can deny the right to marriage to consenting adults. Perhaps it would be best to try to understand the book in some other historical context; perhaps as a reflection of basic human nature; to aid our search for where we fit in the universe. And perhaps as a source of comfort, strength, and faith to those who seek it. And it can be all those things without being used to outcast and slander, inhibit the rights of, or otherwise hate any group of people. Leave it out of the courtrooms where we debate and rule on civil rights, social, and political issues. We gays are not immoral, unethical, deviant; product of bad choices; nor are we to be construed in any other negative sense. We are simply a variation in our species. Quite an interesting one, I'd say - but then I am biased. The whole "Bible say's you're evil" rhetoric imposed upon gays is both unbalanced and tiresome. And purely irrational on a number of levels. Thank's again, Fred. I got to go back to work. M. M. Harvey ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
