So in that case its ok to pick and choose which parts of the bible to follow.
larry At 04:39 PM 8/5/2003 -0400, Matthew Small wrote: >Actually, Christians aren't supposed to follow Levitical law, but rather the >law of acceptance and forgiveness as told by Jesus Christ. > >Matthew Small > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:30 PM >Subject: Re: Yet another scumbag parent.... > > > > That's for sure. Haven't been to a good stoning in years. And how many > > Christian men follow the prescriptions in Leviticus and Exodus. > > > > larry > > > > At 03:09 PM 8/5/2003 -0500, Deanna Schneider wrote: > > >I think the rub lies in the fact that the bible says a lot of things that >no > > >one follows. I read a really good article about it once, which I, of >course, > > >can't find now. But, it basically went through all the things that people > > >couldn't do, or would have to do, if the bible was followed verbatim. The > > >point was that the bible was written a long time ago and parts of it are > > >accepted as no longer relevant. So, who's to say that the edicts against > > >homosexuality are any more relevant than these other things deemed > > >irrelevant now. > > > > > >-d > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 2:36 PM > > >Subject: RE: Yet another scumbag parent.... > > > > > > > > > > Umm I said catholic where? > > > > > > > > If they want to say yes more power. I guess they haven't read the >bible, > > > > but so be it. > > > > > > > > BTW I am a recently converted atheist, after being one of those flaky >feel > > > > good pagan types. I don't want it to be misunderstood. I do not >believe > > > > what the book says, but if you claim it........... > > > > > > > > Timothy Heald > > > > Information Systems Specialist > > > > Overseas Security Advisory Council > > > > U.S. Department of State > > > > 571.345.2235 > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:32 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: Yet another scumbag parent.... > > > > > > > > > > > > In this particular case, it's the Episcopalian Church that was about >to > > > > explicitly say "yes" to a gay bishop. Different Church than if he was > > > > Catholic. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:49 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: RE: Yet another scumbag parent.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wait. I have no problem with anyone based on sexual > > > > > preference, however, how can one claim to be a "Christian" > > > > > after the bible says sodomy is a no go, and god killed a > > > > > bunch of those that practiced it? Not to mention is the > > > > > church free to make whatever bylaws it wants? Shouldn't they > > > > > be able to say no gay ministers? I mean the military still > > > > > does and that's a government institution. > > > > > > > > > > Timothy Heald > > > > > Information Systems Specialist > > > > > Overseas Security Advisory Council > > > > > U.S. Department of State > > > > > 571.345.2235 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 2:40 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Yet another scumbag parent.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Isn't that what's happening now, i.e., Laramie Wyoming and > > > > > the most recent > > > > > election fiasco with the Episcopalian Church. > > > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > At 01:33 PM 8/5/2003 -0500, Doug White wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >If we decriminalized these so-called crimes what would be > > > > > left for the > > > > > >right-wing to do? Gang up on the homos? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
