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But please tell me you do understand the difference between two consenting adults marrying and a man wanting to marry an inanimate object, and animal which has no ability to gives consent according to the law, and a child who again has no ability to give consent according to the law. If you do, then why should those two grown consenting adults be forbidden to get married? Brothers and sisters technically CAN since they're man and woman, and worry about birth defects. Why can't two same sex people agree to marriage and adopt a child and avoid the birth defects?
...Yes, and to take such a literal reading violates the principles of charitable interpretation, leading to a ridiculous result. However, when reading such texts one should stop and ask "is this what the author may have actually meant?" - that is what you're failing to do.
This goes far beyond people of faith becoming angry when their beliefs are questioned - it has more to do with your violation of basic standards and principles that comprise the basis of discourse. Maybe people yell at you or become frustrated when you ask questions because your posts clearly exhibit intellectual dishonesty at such a fundamental level.
This goes far beyond people of faith becoming angry when their beliefs are questioned - it has more to do with your violation of basic standards and principles that comprise the basis of discourse. Maybe people yell at you or become frustrated when you ask questions because your posts clearly exhibit intellectual dishonesty at such a fundamental level.
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If someone uses the phrase, "stop beating around the bush, and just tell the truth!" How do you know how the phrase is being used?
What you advocate is called eisegesis. What we are to engage in if we are going to be honest with the word of God is called exegesis, as Red_Tory pointed out.
When I approach verses like, "Faith comes from hearing..." my approach is, "so what is Paul saying?" Whereas you seem to think the way we should approach scripture is with the mind set of, "heh, how can I troll some dumb Christians on the internet with this?"
I sure hope the latter isn't the case, but it is most certainly the atmosphere you give out especially after recognizing that phrases can have multiple meanings, yet insisting that deaf people are going to hell based on your man-handling of the text.
I understand that you are trying to make a point, but the way you are going about doing so causes what you say to fall on deaf ears.
By the way, when I said "fall on deaf ears", am I saying everyone who reads your posts is deaf, or am I saying that what you say will "simply be ignored"? Maybe you'll choose your personal preference rather than what is intended, since that is the trend thus far.
What you advocate is called eisegesis. What we are to engage in if we are going to be honest with the word of God is called exegesis, as Red_Tory pointed out.
When I approach verses like, "Faith comes from hearing..." my approach is, "so what is Paul saying?" Whereas you seem to think the way we should approach scripture is with the mind set of, "heh, how can I troll some dumb Christians on the internet with this?"
I sure hope the latter isn't the case, but it is most certainly the atmosphere you give out especially after recognizing that phrases can have multiple meanings, yet insisting that deaf people are going to hell based on your man-handling of the text.
I understand that you are trying to make a point, but the way you are going about doing so causes what you say to fall on deaf ears.
By the way, when I said "fall on deaf ears", am I saying everyone who reads your posts is deaf, or am I saying that what you say will "simply be ignored"? Maybe you'll choose your personal preference rather than what is intended, since that is the trend thus far.
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Homosexuality is a sin!! That being said, lying, coveting, premarital sex, and cursing are all sins too. It saddens me that people devote so much time hating gay people, and ignore all the other commandments. People are people, and no one is without sin. I once got the "what if people want to marry a tree" argument, quite the strawman reference, but it was amusing.