Because their value represents the moral decline of nation.

Also, your signature is quite surprising, considering you a Christian supporting something the Bible most certainly denouncing and calls a sin. So I guess you disagree with the entire Bible, or just the parts that don't fit into your way of liberal thinking?

Here is something I do not believe has been brought up in this conversation.
As part of a radio commentary, I heard the phrase "G*D created the earth and mankind in his image.
Now if I am correct in following that, G*D created all creatures, great and little, small and large on this planet.
Now since more than one creature on this planet exhibits gay tendencies (look it up), and since G*D created this planet and all on it, does it not follow that G*D creatures include gays.

And unless you happen to be a Profit with the Fundamentalists, no one I know has spoken to her in awhile to ask.

And all the writings we have are not from her, but from men.

What religion thinks God is a her?

So should we accept people's murderous ways? Or pedophiles? Or rapist? Because God created them as such? Nope, I'm not buying this.

SECdomination has already posted the Bible scriptures speaking out about this.

And the word was given to the prophets by God, and the word is God. If you really want them, I'll look up those Scriptures too.

I think God can handle his relationship with mankind outside of my personal control. As long as someone isn't maliciously hurting me or others, I'm pretty confident that I can leave people to their own decisions. Supporting the right of a person to choose his/her own way is not equivalent to me personally condoning or engaging in the "sins" to which you are referring.

Nope.

If you got this from John 1:1, that "Word" is Jesus, not words on a page.

Hm...well supporting would be condoning.

And the Word he was talking about was the Law, which would the Bible. You can't take that out of context.

Religions and societies that aren't male-centric and sexist so their stories are not written from a male perspective.

I'm a Christian and I sometimes refer to God as a He (our Father, etc.) but in my heart of hearts I do not believe that God has a gender (or needs a gender). When I say "He" I am usually referring to Jesus.


Most importantly, the stories in the Bible are written from a societal perspective and many are not to be taken as historical accounts or literal how-tos. Was homosexuality in the Ten Commandments?

So this is becoming the gays in fraternities thread.

It was not, but are the ten commandments the only true part of the Bible?

And yes the stories are societal perspectives inspired by God, meaning I personally take them to truth.

Nate-A very close friend of mine is a Priest. And he says that G*D is a woman. When I asked a Rabbi about it, her reply was "could be".
In truth, do we really know if G*D is a man or woman? Both? Neither?
And that alone could explain things right there. After all, just were did Eve come from? From where did the image of woman come from?
As for the Prophets, could be. Still only the written record and words of men.
But after reading Under the Banner of Heaven, I really started to wonder.
And the author wrote about it as well. Was rather interesting and on its own rather thought provoking beyond what the book itself was about.

No it's turning into a Biblical theology thread.

The Ten Commandments exist because of what?

They were "divinely inspired men and women" but there are stories and scriptures left out of the Bible. I wonder why.

Can we just agree to disagree, cause I could go on for months arguing this.

Nope.

To clarify, in the Christian Bible, when you see the word "scripture," it's referring to the Hebrew Bible. If the "Word" you're referring to is the Law, then that is Hebrew Scripture. That "Word" is not God itself.

Yep - when we read the Bible today, we have to contexualize the messages in order for them to work within our modern worldview.

Only if people are prepared to do more than throw Scriptures around.

But this really is becoming the gays in fraternities thread.

I don't agree to disagree. ;) If you don't want to discuss (not argue) then don't.