| Sep 20 @ 10:48 AM |
Why do sexual matters seem to upset the Christian community so much?
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Thor1960303
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After reading SoC's post about America being on "thin ice" due to it's lack of morality, I had to ponder a few things.
It seems to me if God was as vengeful on moral issues as the Christians make him out to be, there was ample opportunity back in the day when moral violations were far worse in my opinion, to execute judgement.
How about when the Native American was being ousted from his home? What about when the first African slaves were being loaded on ships and brought over to the New World to serve the new nation "concieved in liberty".? I guess liberty only applied to white Christians.
Someone please explain to me why homosexuality is a worse sin than forcing people into internment camps because they're the same nationality as the country's enemy. Someone show me in the Bible where a couple living together without marriage is worse than genocide. Also, regardless of what you may think of abortion, how is that worse than raping,pillaging and murdering people and taking their land from them? 
It seems that Christians only care about morality when it applies to sex, at least that's the morality they're most vocal about. Their silence on other moral matters is deafening. What does that say about the religion?
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| Sep 20 @ 11:41 AM |
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waterfire
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Good question but I am sure there were lots of Christians that were against slavery, interment camps, etc. I think one of the reasons they get upset is the Bible mentions something about homosexuals (man laying with man?) and it not being accepted by god, well at least that is how it is interpreted.
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| Sep 20 @ 11:50 AM |
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bevrice
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Amen, waterfire, you got it.
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| Sep 20 @ 11:50 AM |
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yashaenka
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The reason it is even mentioned is that the Roman legions marched with a full compliment of women and small boys behind them. Small boys who were assistants to officers were regularly used as boy toys by the Legions.
This is true and documented.
Although the hierarchy found within Judaism and the Church of those times thought small boys were fair game also. And it continues to this day within the Catholic church and Fundamentalist perverted Christian leaders as well that is well documented by the news.
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| Sep 20 @ 11:52 AM |
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hammertime
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The reason it is even mentioned is that the Roman legions marched with a full compliment of women and small boys behind them. Small boys who were assistants to officers were regularly used as boy toys by the Legions.
This is true and documented. Jesus blesses a Centurion and his male-servant. Given this was common knowledge, Jesus himself would have known it. Of course, Jesus has a naked boy sleeping over night with him too. Strange people...
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| Sep 20 @ 11:52 AM |
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16knots
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The Bible is the Word of God to a Christian therefore they will not say the Bible speaks crap!
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| Sep 20 @ 11:53 AM |
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hammertime
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Although the hierarchy found within Judaism and the Church of those times thought small boys were fair game also 3 years + 1 day is written in the Babylonian Talmud. They start them young.
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| Sep 20 @ 11:56 AM |
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yashaenka
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Christianity and homosexuality: are they compatible?
It concludes that yes they are provides links to prove so. 
Christianity and Homos 
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| Sep 20 @ 7:03 PM |
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Thor1960303
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am sure there were lots of Christians that were against slavery, interment camps, etc.
True, the abolishonist movement was started by a church I believe, however, I only know of a few churches and Christian groups who actively spoke out. I remember the black churches and "liberal, heathen, yakee churches" that spoke out against segregation back in the early 60's. However, there were just as many, if not more Christians that supported those things. The belief that slavery was a chance to get the gospel to the "heathens" from Africa justified slavery to many Christians (as well as the fact that the Bible does NOT condemn slavery), and the right wing, flag wavers were in favor of the internment camps (don't be surprised if you see that same sentiment against Middle eastern Americans, you already have, I'm sure) and NOT ONE to my knowledge ever spoke in favor of the Native American.
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| Sep 20 @ 9:33 PM |
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waterfire
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liberal, heathen
I resemble that,well that was what grandpa called us as he chased us with is cane 
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