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0 pointshumanrebar10y ago0 comments

The roots of the Bible are much more clearly:

Romans 12

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Christians who love the Bible know this passage by heart. Very few care to memorize the (no-longer-followed) legal code of Israel. The ignorant choose to take the Bible out of context to justify their hate. Please don't make the same mistake.

0 pointshumanrebar10y ago0 comments

The roots of the Bible are much more clearly:

Romans 12

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leereeves10y ago· 2 in thread

I meant opposition to homosexuality and gay marriage, not Christianity in general.

humanrebarOP10y ago

Jesus and the apostles clearly taught that sexual immorality is harmful. It's a sticky proposition for one to call herself a Christian and reject Christ's teachings.

It's stickier yet for someone who doesn't claim Christ at all to define what Christianity entails or what good or bad Christians do.

leereeves10y ago

I don't want to debate theology; I meant only that the Bible says homosexuals should be put to death, and it's easy to see how repeating and emphasizing that verse encourages violence.

It's not much harder to see how defining homosexuals as "immoral" or simply as a lesser class of people not entitled to all the same rights as heterosexuals also encourages violence.

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GFK_of_xmaspast10y ago

How does that jive with comments like " He got shamed out of his job for having had donated money to a group that was against same-sex marriage. Basically, all people who hold Christian values don't deserve to have a job." elsewhere in this thread?

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