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originally posted by: BO XIAN
a reply to: manna2
Loving one's wife as Christ loved The Church--to the point of willingly dying for The Church
is a standard of loving one's wife that too many Christian husbands fail miserably at.
However, the standard of monogomous homosexual relationships is A LOT WORSE.
originally posted by: markosity1973
Remember, many gay people come from christian homes. Treating us like dirt is going to do nothing to encourage us to consider to listen to what you say. In fact its through treating people badly they go from interested or neutral about a subject i.e. christianity to total lack of interest or opposition to it.
originally posted by: jrod
I went to church under my free will to try to fit in, I dated girls openly and slept with guys privately. I truly wanted to just fit in and be a normal high school kid, but I never ever felt accepted there. The hypocrisy I encountered there was disturbing. I do admit, being familiar with the bible comes in handy in these types of debates.
One dary I decided to stop lying to myself and just be true to myself.
I think I figured out why they hate us, they are afraid if we take over they will no longer be able to buy their clothes at Wal-Mart.
originally posted by: BO XIAN
a reply to: markosity1973
I have not and don't treat gays like dirt. Not by a long shot.
If you had access, You could ask a housemate and a longish list of other good friends and associates.
However, I do register the assumptions about me on your part.
originally posted by: BO XIAN
Please show me one post where I said the world was going to hell in a hand basket because of gays
A huge percentage hereon refuse to accept that some of us can love
--alcoholics without loving the alcoholism
--smokers without loving the smoking
--gays without loving their type of sexual exercises
The UTTER !!!DEMAND!!!
is that Christians or whoever . . . ABSOLUTELY HAVE to approve of the whole kit and kabootle (whatever the current "gay agenda" is) else they'll be accused most fiercely of horrendous hate.
Nonsense.
And to claim that one must love everything about a gay person and their lifestyle or be accused of being hateful is absurd.
originally posted by: BO XIAN
Inserting your contrary meaning into my words is not good reading comprehension . . . or else it's disingenuous blather . . . or else there's no hint of genuine dialogue intended or possible . . . .
I do register the seething something in your reply, however.
first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
"'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD
originally posted by: rickymouse
I am sure there was a reason that Christians decided to make Gays bad in the past. Maybe they tried to control everything and convert everyone's kids or something. There is always a reason for these things to have been recorded in history. Hopefully the Gays do not get out of hand. I have seen radicals in a group steering a whole group to try to control others often throughout my life. So it is very possible that Gays could evolve into a group like this too. Not all gays will join in though.
Look at white supremacists. They tried to take over. This is not just a possible problem with gays, it is a problem with all big groups, including religions.