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Originally posted by lastpoetnsite:
I think what intrigues me about those comments are the fact that...you may believe that homosexuality is a "sin"...but when someone says something homophobic...whether "innocent" or extreme do you correct the person? because if you are a christian you would know that any type of hate is debilitating (sp?).
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I don't know about everybody else, but I get your point. You have the power to stop hate by simply telling your friend he is out of line when he makes a hateful comment about something.
And as I stated before, you cannot be an advocate of certain types of hate and not expect to be recipricated. What goes around comes around, but if we stopped sending it (hate) around, there would be nothing to come back to bite us in our own butts.
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Originally posted by lastpoetnsite:
we talk often of our christianity...if jesus was alive today...would he be a gay rights activist? *i did not say that he would be gay* would he be a womans rights activist? would he fight for the civil rights of all people of color? would he embrace any cause that asked for oppression to stop? i believe that he would. because my understanding from biblical text is that regardless of everything that he said...within his word was the addage..."love your neighbor as yourself"
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While I understand the addage, I don't agree with the interpretation.
When Jesus was on earth he was not an advocate for anything but the word of God. It was through his teaching of the word of God that he GAINED an audience. He did not seek an audience. I know that he was a fisher of men, but fishermen use hooks and bait, sit around and wait, and the fish come to them. It was because of the miracles (Bait) that most people came to even see Jesus. He didn't walk up on people and say "hey, what you're doing is wrong" (advocate), He used oppourtunities to witness to people, never saying what they were doing was wrong. If anything he was usually asking..."would it be wrong of ME?". In fact, he was minding his own buisness when he forgave that man of his sins on a sabboth, when one of the preist started that "who does he think he is" gossip. Jesus used that opportunity to teach them and gain even more believers by restoring his ability to walk. He only talked to those who had ears to hear. Those that didn't....oh well. He never forced an issue. When the man didn't want to give up his money and follow him (after HE CAME to Jesus asking what could he do to be a deciple), he let it go and used that opportunity to show the rest of the followers how hard it would be for a rich man to get into heaven.
So, if what I've said is true, we, as christians, do not have to advocate for gay rights or any other rights for that matter. If we choose to do so, then that is something that concerns the world and not God and is neither right nor wrong from a christian (christ-like) standpoint. By the same token, we don't need to go up to a gay person and tell them, hey man what you're doing is wrong. All we have to do is wait for an oppourtunity. When the subject comes up when you're with someone you know on a personal level or if someone comes to you as they have in this forum then it is your duty to witness (state the word of God) to them in a sincere manner, void of hatered. If someone says something around you that you know to be offensive to the word of God, then, by all means, say something (be careful when trying this on starngers). If you know the word, you will have no problems knowing when to speak up and when to let it go.
[This message has been edited by serenity_24 (edited April 09, 2001).]