It sure left a lot of hate in my heart for the church, I can tell you that. And, I am not one to normally hold grudges at all.Aside from that why don't you ask cotton who is on the receiving end of more judgement at churches - pastors or gays.
Cotton is a good reference about this. I think you can trust what he says since he isn't peddling anything. Being a pastor at a church brings about more scrutiny and judgement for the leaders and family members than you can imagine.
And, I am not one to normally hold grudges at all.
He loves us but hates our sin.So back on point... we agree that basically most of you, Jesus would be ashamed of right?
/closing thread.
Not true. Just about every pastor I've heard preaching against homosexuality also speak against adultery among heterosexuals too. The difference is you don't have adulterer groups decrying it and claiming they were just born that way, etc.I agree entirely with the letter. To many Christians focus on the VA stand by he already posted here "love the sinner hate the sin". It allows them to separate themselves from others they look down on. All the while their lives have just as much sin in them but they don't say the same things about the sin in their own lives.
Hate the post but love the poster.
How come adulterers should be allowed to marry?Not true. Just about every pastor I've heard preaching against homosexuality also speak against adultery among heterosexuals too. The difference is you don't have adulterer groups decrying it and claiming they were just born that way, etc.
Marriage is between a man and woman...but lulzHow come adulterers should be allowed to marry?
Marriage is between a man and woman...but lulz
You are a character.
In a way they aren't, at least they aren't able to marry a second person while they are still married to the first. I don't see the point of that law either, but I think bigamy/polygamy is the analogous "adulterous marriage" in the context of it being a marriage based on adultery (rather than one that is based on monogamy and weakened by adultery).How come adulterers should be allowed to marry?
I think VA's point is that the reason gay people aren't allowed to marry isn't "punishment because they are gay" -- therefore you can't really say "Adulterers shouldn't be allowed to marry because they've sinned" doesn't really fly.Blah blah blah... Same old "my sin is more acceptable than your sin because... Well it just is."
In logical terms it's not exactly that. In real life you're exactly right, and IMO the "just because" is because homosexuality feels very alien and confusing and hard to understand to most people. We're a lot more comfortable with sins we can relate to.Blah blah blah... Same old "my sin is more acceptable than your sin because... Well it just is."
At least you can admit it.We're a lot more comfortable with sins we can relate to.
I get it because I used to be a lot more conservative than I am. The older you get, hopefully, the more you can recognize prejudices as immature and move past them.At least you can admit it.