NPC adding new council members--do you think it could/will happen?

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

My chapter did a few flag footballs and co-counsel mixers..... " In other words, it made them feel uncomfortable to be the minority and to not always know everything that was going on. Welcome to "our" world.

Yeah, we (NPHC) participated in NPC-NIC Greek Week once, but it just did not click.

Those who use the book to support racism, slavery, Jim Crow, and lynchings of Blacks claim to use a literal interpretation of the book in which God is both speaking personally (even answering prayers telling them that Blacks are nothingness and hate groups are necessary) and speaking to all believers. If that's a load of BS, as far as you're concerned, surely you can fathom how even scriptures perceived as pertaining to sexual orientation could have been human perceptions written in religious text.

I know the Bible has been abused to justify a lot of things. All I'm saying is that when I read the NIV version, I've yet to come across a verse saying it is a sin to be Black, whereas there are references in both the Old and New Testaments that it is a sin to be gay.

I assume that you are a Christian (please correct me if I'm wrong), as am I. My views of Christianity have changed very much over the past 10 years. My perspective doesn't have to apply to all Christians, though. Neither does yours. So, I assume that you aren't claiming that your approach to Christianity is pure or correct whereas Christians who don't share your views don't understand the Book and have been hoodwinkedandbamboozled by the devil.

Yes, I do consider myself to be a Christian, and yes, over the years my views have changed too. I'm not saying that my approach should apply to everyone else, but I think people are taking it that way. Probably because I am the only one who has expressed my view on this subject in this thread.

Does that mean you will not support it ....

I'm saying that I personally draw the line at gay marriage. If gay couples want to adopt kids (which I have come to accept over the years), leave their benefits to their SO, and not be descriminated against because they are gay, I get that.

or will you remain neutral because "Jeeeeesus will work it out...."

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! I know people who say this!!