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Old 05-26-2004, 02:18 PM
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Let me start off by saying I DO NOT SUPPORT the homosexual lifestyle. That being said in a society called a "democracy" that historically have found a minority to oppress it is not up to the Federal GVT to decide what marriages are and are not legal. That is a STATE issue. Remeber that states issue marriage certificates. Please be aware the moment we oppress others it is wrong. Jesus came into the world to be the voice of the oppressed and downtrodden. I am not saying he would support the gay lifestyle. Most likely he would be against it! But the reality is that he would see no group oppressed in the name of God!

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How are they being oppressed?
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Old 05-26-2004, 03:01 PM
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How are they being oppressed?

They were denied 40 acres and Bentley.
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Old 05-26-2004, 03:12 PM
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They were denied 40 acres and Bentley.
Oh ok...I thought so
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Old 05-26-2004, 05:17 PM
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Genius, ever heard of Jesus, yeah, he spends alot of time talking about NOT JUDGING PEOPLE. So the church says it's a sin. Ok, so if you believe in that teaching, then it's on YOU as an INDIVIDUAL to decide whether or not to follow it. But YOU Colonist, are not God or Jesus, so keep your fire and brimstone for yourself, and worry about your own actions.
This is one of the best things I've seen on GC in a long long time.
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Old 05-26-2004, 08:20 PM
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If you happen to be interested in any academic historical written matter about homosexuality in early Europe, and the Christian west, your local University library would likely have a copy of John Boswell's "Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality". It is published by the University of Chicago Press, in 1980. This book is 24 years old, and Boswell has many interesting points. Boswell was a hsitory professor at Yale, and was a scholar of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and read original texts and translated himself.

The part I have found most interesting, was the biblical translation in relation to language. In my "History of Sexuality" class we brought in varying versions of the texts (Hebrew Bible, King James, NRSV, NIV, ASB etc), and compared the language of the same verses. For those of us with a knowledge of these languages and root words, it was obvious that many times the word in text may not be the most accurate. One student commented "depending on the translation, people can use the bible to further their agendas".

Just something to read if you're interested...
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Old 05-26-2004, 09:37 PM
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How are they being oppressed?
I am not saying they are oppressed right now I am saying in general any kind of oppression is wrong.
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Old 05-30-2004, 06:11 AM
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