and here are a couple more things to think about...
When God created the world, He wanted man to populate it, and quick...Ecclesiastes states that man's purpose on the planet is to worship God...therefore, no people, no worship...in many ways, that is why any sexual deviance (including masterbation and withdrawal for birth control *see the story of Tamar, Judah, and Onan for that one*) were considered sinful because they were misusing the direct purpose of the sexual act--populating the world...
Now we are overpopulated, and it continues...
And something that my great-uncles used to preach (they were both ministers) is that the reason why we no longer make sacrifices to God or follow dietary laws/hygiene laws as laid down in Leviticus was because when Christ was crucified, His sacrifice made all those other laws null and void...we therefore do not follow those laws because they are no longer in effect...otherwise we would still be taking a paddle to dig a hole outside of the city limits, defecating, and covering same with the paddle to prevent disease (thank God for flush toilets, I say)...
To condemn homosexuality because the Old Testament condemned it is to follow an outdated law that has no further bearing on the world today...not only does our world suffer from overpopulation, it also has famine, evil in the guise of religious leadership, and more problems that the Bible does not cover...
Homosexuality is present in many forms in all life, including plant life and the animal kingdom...not just in humans...
And, if you're interested, look up the Gaia Theory...scientists have proposed that the world is like a living organism and mankind is similar to a virus...to keep itself alive and functional, the planet has begun to mutate our genetics to 'protect' itself, much like the immune system of the human body...the easiest way to mutate? promote relationships that are physically unable to reproduce, thus decreasing the population slowly but surely...and how to do that? homosexuality, pure and simple...monogamous homosexuals are unable to reproduce, thus reducing the burden of overpopulation and easing the burden of the 'virus' of the human race on the planet...
just some thoughts to add to the pot and cook it a little bit...maybe a religio-scientific stew...
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Date: 2006-09-24 06:35 pm (UTC)When God created the world, He wanted man to populate it, and quick...Ecclesiastes states that man's purpose on the planet is to worship God...therefore, no people, no worship...in many ways, that is why any sexual deviance (including masterbation and withdrawal for birth control *see the story of Tamar, Judah, and Onan for that one*) were considered sinful because they were misusing the direct purpose of the sexual act--populating the world...
Now we are overpopulated, and it continues...
And something that my great-uncles used to preach (they were both ministers) is that the reason why we no longer make sacrifices to God or follow dietary laws/hygiene laws as laid down in Leviticus was because when Christ was crucified, His sacrifice made all those other laws null and void...we therefore do not follow those laws because they are no longer in effect...otherwise we would still be taking a paddle to dig a hole outside of the city limits, defecating, and covering same with the paddle to prevent disease (thank God for flush toilets, I say)...
To condemn homosexuality because the Old Testament condemned it is to follow an outdated law that has no further bearing on the world today...not only does our world suffer from overpopulation, it also has famine, evil in the guise of religious leadership, and more problems that the Bible does not cover...
Homosexuality is present in many forms in all life, including plant life and the animal kingdom...not just in humans...
And, if you're interested, look up the Gaia Theory...scientists have proposed that the world is like a living organism and mankind is similar to a virus...to keep itself alive and functional, the planet has begun to mutate our genetics to 'protect' itself, much like the immune system of the human body...the easiest way to mutate? promote relationships that are physically unable to reproduce, thus decreasing the population slowly but surely...and how to do that? homosexuality, pure and simple...monogamous homosexuals are unable to reproduce, thus reducing the burden of overpopulation and easing the burden of the 'virus' of the human race on the planet...
just some thoughts to add to the pot and cook it a little bit...maybe a religio-scientific stew...