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Originally posted by ladygreek
Well daught, we will just have to agree to disagree on this one. I personally cannot get into the fire and brimstone idea of religion. I prefer to focus on my God being a loving and compassionate God who judges a person's heart. Thus, I refuse to believe that so many of my friends who happened to have been gay, and have died from AIDS are burning eternally in hell. And as for the uncalled gay ministers, priests, etc. Whew, then there are an awfully lot of them and have been since the beginning of time.
On another note (and this is directed at everyone,) we could probably start a whole another thread on the issue of homosexuality being a choice. 
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Ladygreek, it is totally okay for us to disagree on this. I still have SO much love for ya!!
I have to leave with my final thoughts...
For those who say: God is love I am in total agreement with that statement. God is love. But why do we have such a hard time grasping on to the fact that God is also a God of judgement? Our parents love and are compassionate towards us, but when we were little and disobeyed them over and over and over again, what happened to us? We would either 1) get a beat down, 2) get on punishment, 3) have a time out (it didn't work like that in my family!
) , etc. And when it got to the point that if we became too defiant, our parents would kick us out the house. Now, why do CHRISTIANS (I'm only referring to those who proclaim to be Christians) feel that God won't punish us if we disobey His word?
For those who say, the Bible was written by man, therefore it's been tampered with: For those who are affiliated in Greek organizations, when we were on line-did we question anything that study guide said about our history? Did we say, I think that's been tampered with, therefore there are some flaws in my history? No, we believed EVERYTHING that study guide said. And don't let someone come up to me and say Delta was founded in 1908...we will straight up FIGHT them over that.
For those who aren't affiliated in Greek organizations: When we went to school, we never questioned our teachers or professors on anything they taught us. We never disagreed that man walked on the moon. We weren't there, so how do we truly know? We don't think twice about all of those mathematical equations and functions our teachers teach us. But when it comes down to God, someone who's so sovereign, powerful, etc., we question the Bible. Why would God allow the Bible to be tampered with? Everything in the Bible has been fulfilled. Look at what's going on in the world today and read the Bible. You would be amazed at how precise and parallel our world is as it compares to the Bible. If you're a Christian, you need to open your eyes. This is no joke. God is real, and His Word is real. The scripture says, If my people, who are called by MY name, would 1) HUMBLE themselves, 2) PRAY, 3)SEEK MY FACE 4)
(and most importantly) TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, then I will hear from Heaven and will heal the land. We must TURN FROM OUR WICKED WAYS!
I LUV Y'ALL AND I'M OUT! This was a great debate!!!
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