LemonMelon said:
Yeah, moving on...
The only way you could "misinterpret" the Bible's view of homosexuality is if you're illiterate. Honestly, it's right in there. People's fear of admitting what is in there is part of our conditioning by the media and society in general to compromise our beliefs if they're too radical or just not PC enough. My Bible says to love thy neighbor, even if they're gay. Guess what, that means I'm supposed to love them enough to tell them what the rest of the Bible says too, to keep them from burning in Hell. And honestly, don't get mad at me for saying that; I'm not the one who wrote the Bible. "Love" is too often misinterpreted as being nice or kissing ass, but, according to Jesus himself, the greatest love is laying down your life for your friends (John 15:13), which sometimes involves putting yourself in a position to be called a hateful bastard, for the sake of telling them the truth.
Word up, bitches.
thanks for validating everything! feel good?
i'll see you in hell with all the other hateful bastards who wrap up their prejudices in the cloak of ecstatic righteousness in order to elevate themselves above other by whatever means are easiest.
being gay is not a sin. god made me gay.
and, no, i'm not a Christian, but that doesn't mean that actions and attitudes expressed by you don't harm my community. it's because of people like you that gay kids kill themselves. so i'm going to stand up and tell you to your face that not only are you terribly, embarssingly wrong -- and adds further evidence that, yes, the Bible is a collection of little stories that some wield in order to increase their sense of power and righteousness over others -- but that you're hurting people.
as for the Biblical stuff which, you're right, i personally don't give half a shit about, Ormus/Melon has argued in here in a manner far more scholarly than your grade school quoting -- "here's a fucking quote bitches! what does my decontextualized quote mean to you bitches! that's right bitches! i'm right bitches! you're going to burn in hell bitches!" -- and so, even if i gave half a shit about what the Bible says about me (even though it doesn't talk about gay people at all), i'd listen to an argument that has a modicum of intelligence, nuance, and historical context. the only thing i'll say is that there's nothing about being gay. nothing. show me where Jesus talks about loving relationships between members of the same gender.
it must be tough living in Maryland and not being able to eat shellfish. after all, you wouldn't want to burn in hell, would you?
so, here we are again. Christians embarassing themselves.
poor Jesus.