Why Christians hate gays and love bacon? - Page 8

Browncoat · #**141** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

Thank you, thank you

I'm here...well, I'm here until I get banned :P

Browncoat · #**142** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by aspen

But what if the gay person loves bacon? Does that make him a Christian?

D:

It just might...

pickles · #**143** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

Ok, help here, what does D stand for?
God bless, pickles

Browncoat · #**144** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by pickles

Ok, help here, what does D stand for?
God bless, pickles

D? What do you mean? :P

pickles · #**145** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

I keep seeing it in many posts.
Ether everyone keeps hitting it by accident, wait.. now there is a P
ok, are you teasing or am I just .....??????
smile and God bless, pickles

DinoDillinger · #**146** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by pickles

I keep seeing it in many posts.
Ether everyone keeps hitting it by accident, wait.. now there is a P
ok, are you teasing or am I just .....??????
smile and God bless, pickles

The D is a big smiley face and the P is someone sticking their tongue out. ) is just a plain ole smiley face. Just add the :

Browncoat · #**147** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by pickles

I keep seeing it in many posts.
Ether everyone keeps hitting it by accident, wait.. now there is a P
ok, are you teasing or am I just .....??????
smile and God bless, pickles

Oh, sorry! "

" is a big-grin smiley, "D:" is a gasp-y smiley, ":P" is a tongue-out smiley, like

pickles · #**148** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

Thankyou, boy do I still have alot to learn! Thankyou Jesus.
Smiles and God bless, pickles

pickles · #**149** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

Ok, catching up here. what do I show for eeeek!
Smiles and God bless, pickles

Browncoat · #**150** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by pickles

Ok, catching up here. what do I show for eeeek!
Smiles and God bless, pickles

<--- or you could do the more simple ":O" "O:" "=O" "O="

aspen · #**151** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

:P

:0

:X !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

aspen · #**152** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

:O P: :P :B :3 ;(

pickles · #**153** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

thankyou, now all I have to do is remember! lol
smiles and God bless, pickles

loeza89 · #**154** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by abedinego

true.
romans 1:26-32

bless u

Thanks XD God Bless You Too ^_^

Ashton · #**155** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by Happycamper

We have brains for a reason, so use them! The bible tells people to [...] stop thinking, and just do as your told. your all sheep.
Good Bless

Depending on your use of sheep I could agree with you or disagree. But as for your comment before this I would have to cite 1 Thessalonians 5:21. A lot of people will do what they want based on feelings and faith that they're making the right decision. I don't believe this is what God had in mind for us. God is a rational being, and the Scriptures tell us to examine the way we believe in order to make sure it is right. Many modern Christians will not stick to this teaching, but their lack of reason should not be attributed to God. We are to trust in God - not simply believe what he says based on blind faith. The difference between trust and blind faith represents the difference between accepting the Flying Spaghetti Monster's words or accepting God's words. One's more reasonable than the other, so I choose to accept the one and reject the other.

I can do this with anybody, because anybody has the capacity for rational thought. If a prostitute told me, "God exists," I would believe her because that assumption seems reasonable. If she then said, "He is the flying spaghetti monster," I would disagree with her because he would not make as much reasonable sense as the existence of the God. This is the same reason I reject the sun as a god. There is no evidence to prove it. There is no reason to assume it. And, besides, the learned Egyptian priests didn't even believe in the sun as their god but rather the dog star if I've got my facts straight.

For the sake of argument, though, let's use your line of reasoning (assuming you're an atheist or something similar). I don't believe you exist because I don't see a picture of you. I might as well just assume that my precious emoticons are people because I can see them:

So I think I'll just talk to these emoticons for a while instead of talking to someone who isn't there. After all someone told me they talk to us and I have to take that on blind faith. I think I will. They're actually way better than some fictional Happycamper persona.

#**156** (**permalink**) March 12th, 2010

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Originally Posted by Kay_Kay

He knows all of that. But you have to understand, being a homosexual feels like a major part of his identity, even if he doesn't like it. How would you feel knowing that something major about yourself is something God considers horrible? It has caused him to grow up with a lot of self-loathing issues along with some very complicated feelings. He says some days the guilt drives him mad. And the prospect of never finding love or having love that is respectful is all the more depressing. He has expressed that he feels "da**ed".

I'm very sorry to hear that your friend feels this way because I'm sure he's a great person. It sounds like your friend doesn't realize that being gay is only a very small part of his personality and life and that he shouldn't be defined by it at all.

This is what I mean. If he loathes himself because of a sin that he feels and possibley (i'm assuming) hasn't commited or is sorry he commited, why is he loathing himself? That is like saying a judge will put a man in jail for thinking about stealing. That man may be tempted and want to steal all his life (or go mad as you say), but to condemn that man for something he hasn't done or is regretful for...is illogical as Mr. Spock would say.

And even then by that reasoning our God isn't a logical God. He decided to forgive all our sins on the cross (emphasis on all) reguardless of the offense. God doesn't loathe those who loves Him. He might let them live with a couple curve balls in life (we all have them whether it be jealousy, loneliness, tragity, whatever) but we are not demned to hell for the simple reason of the cross.

Do not let satan fool your friend into thinking that he is a lesser man because he struggles with sin. We all do, and here's the kicker: all sin is equal. He isn't alone and he should learn to accept himself as a wonderfully unique individual. Sexuality doesn't define the man, the man defines the man. Besides which, why would you want to be defined by one feature of your life anyway? Isn't that...limiting?

Who knows maybe your friend will be cured of homosexuality and meet a nice girl. Maybe not. Don't tell him that he has to do "anything" to be accepted in this life unless it's to trust in God who made and loves him. It seems to me that your friend has been confronted by people who dont understand him or his situation. You should tell him to confide in a person he loves and trusts when he's feeling these feelings of inadequacy and madness. Maybe he will realize that God isn't as fickle as people are and that He loves him in every single way possible with a perfect love.