----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 1:42 AM Subject: Re: Of Apologies And The Wall Of Shame Not Being Built
> > To some, though, the issue is not one of tolerance versus intolerance, but > right versus wrong, or as such a person might explain it, Leviticus 18:22, > 20:13, Romans 1:26-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Timothy 1:10 all say that > homosexuality is a sin, and we are instructed to "Abstain from all > appearance of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:22) > Well, I have difficulty with folks who pick and choose bible verses to show that _those folks_ can't be tolerated while ignoring a much larger number of bible verses that define things that they themselves do as sinful. Do you really think that the point is that all sinners should be refused medical coverage? If the same person would be upset that people who wear polyester-cotton blends or still have their tongue after saying something unkind getting health insurance, then it might be morality. If they refused insurance coverage because they themselves were sinners, I would be happy to accept that it was morality. Indeed, one of the main themes of the New Testiment is that the sin of self righteousness is one of the most dangerous ones. Dan M.
