On 07/13/16, Daryl Stout said the following...
DS> Vk> Interpretations of that have caused untold hurt. Many Christians can
DS> Vk> tell between nature, behaviour, choice, and their own fears. And I
DS> Vk> would argue that the real sin here is giving into the latter.
DS> There are so many translations out there that it's pathetic. The King
Does that give you just a little bit of a pause?
DS> James (Authorized Version) 1611 version's language is in the time of
Authorized? By who? By committee? Or by decree of god? How do you test
for that?
DS> Vk> And what sin was that? (the answer is in the Bible, and it's not the
DS> Vk> so-called "sin" that many attribute to Sodom and Gomorrah).
DS> If you must know, that sin was homosexuality. The men of Sodom wanted
DS> to anally rape the angels. Lot offered the men of Sodom his two virgin
DS> daughters, but they rejected his offer. When they came after Lot, only
DS> the prompt intervention by the angels, who pulled Lot inside, and blinded
DS> the rioters, saved his life. In Leviticus it notes that "one shall not
DS> lie with a man as with a woman, it is an abomination". Again, God made
DS> The Rules.
Do you not see ANYTHING wrong with this account? Nothing? Nothing at all?
DS> Vk> But in that book, this does NOT give Christians or anyone else the
DS> Vk> right to force values on everyone. Muslims in some country are equal
DS> Vk> guilty of this, in a more overt way. In fact, it gives room for more
DS> Vk> civil disobedience to break those unjust laws and make a point to the
DS> Vk> government.
DS> While the world believes Christians are trying to "force" their beliefs
DS> on others, the truth is that Christians are commanded to "preach the
DS> Gospel to every creature". Everyone has the CHOICE to accept or reject
DS> it.
I see that there is no mandate that what is preached is actually true. Some
people would call that fraud.
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