Gays in fraternites (pt. 2)

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by GreekChatObserv

Are you referring to Levitical law? Your bible has also been used to justify slavery. It also advocates the stoning of disobedient children and adulterous wives.

It is interesting how people pick and choose from religious texts that may or may not govern other people.

Yep. People are real sometimey when it comes to religion and religious texts. If you are going to be a literal stickler about something like homosexuality, why not be a literal stickler about everything else? That's why it's annoying when these types of discussions turn into "hellfire and damnation" discussions.

Great name, btw.

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

You can't force someone to interpret a Biblical passage the same way you do. That's why there are different denominations of Christianity.

Yep and different interpretations and opinions within the same denomination. That's why I'm nondenominational but attend denominational churches. It allows me to dismiss everyone.

I don't interpret the Bible literally and I don't trust anyone's Scriptural interpretations. My pastor's sermons are equivalent to Bible as Literature sermons that are tied to life lessons and spirituality. He doesn't try to tell us how we should interpret texts as they relate to issues like homosexuality--we don't even discuss stuff like that thank God.

People are so obsessed with "religion as text" and need to move toward a spiritual relationship in which how you live your life is based on YOUR relationship with God.