[billiefan2000]

Originally Posted by smithy77

I think most of us here are really tired of your self-righteous religious arrogance and your complete lack of compassion for anyone who doesn't think or act or worship like you. You've proven that time and time again over the years. I'm beginning to believe that you use Christianity to mask some very deeply rooted character issues.

lack of compassion? according to u guys on the left, I guess JESUS was intolerant when he said


John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


and according to Countryside Community Church of Omaha and First United Methodist Church of Omaha and dozens of other liberal churches

JESUS was a bigot for saying that in the bible.

[McBain II]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

1. There is no actual discrimination based on sexual preference

You do realize that statement is just as stupid today as it was 2 years ago when you started making it? And I mean that in the absolute, most literal meaning of the word "stupid". We're talking near unfathomable levels of stupidity here. Being a follower of John Calvin means you're basically required to have your head up your ass, but you're really starting to abuse that privilege.

Sexual preference is not recognized by Nebraska's legal system when it comes to marriage. It just simply isn't even questioned. Everyone has the exact same rights.

Equally stupid, with factual inaccuracy sprinkled on top.

Marriage; same-sex relationships not valid or recognized.
Only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska. The uniting of two persons of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska.

Nebraska Legislature

[Calvinist]

Originally Posted by Bosco55David

You do realize that statement is just as stupid today as it was 2 years ago when you started making it? a

Funny how you've never been able to counter the argument. What does that say?

And I mean that in the absolute, most literal meaning of the word "stupid". We're talking near unfathomable levels of stupidity here. Being a follower of John Calvin means you're basically required to have your head up your ass, but you're really starting to abuse that privilege.

I'm not a follower of John Calvin. I think he was a great theologian but he made some mistakes. But we're not discussing John Calvin.

Equally stupid, with factual inaccuracy sprinkled on top.


Nebraska Legislature

1. Does that mention the word "gay" or "homosexual"? Last time I checked, we all had to live by that law regardless of our preferences. But nevermind that...if you want to play the victim card...knock yourself out. Don't let common sense stop you.

[HandBanana]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

Funny how you've never been able to counter the argument. What does that say?

I'm not a follower of John Calvin. I think he was a great theologian but he made some mistakes. But we're not discussing John Calvin.



1. Does that mention the word "gay" or "homosexual"? Last time I checked, we all had to live by that law regardless of our preferences. But nevermind that...if you want to play the victim card...knock yourself out. Don't let common sense stop you.

Yeah, if you want to play the semantics game, homosexuals have the same rights as heterosexuals...to marry people of the opposite sex.

But that's wildly disingenuous.

Also this silly notion that "intolerance of MY intolerance is...INTOLERANCE" is something we should stamp out more often when we see it. You're free to believe whatever superstitious nonsense you want. It's when you try to use your fairy tales as a metric to interfere with the lives and rights of others that that becomes an issue. Society doesnt owe you the means to push other people around. Regardless of what some goat-herders living in the Bronze Age may or may not have written (from their vast perspective and clearly all-encompassing worldview) millennia ago.

[nebr]

This is great news! Omaha becoming a more accepting environment is good for the city and the Midwest in general. I am really hoping that over the next decade fewer gay people will feel the need to leave Omaha. Hopefully a strong community can be developed that can further influence the great changes that we have already seen happen in this city over the last ten years. Acceptance and diversity is something that young people look for in deciding to move to a different city. If we do not have these things we will continue to struggle with brain drain.

By the way, Calvinist, I thought you were going to move. That will only make our city even more attractive to young people with an education!!

[Calvinist]

Originally Posted by HandBanana

Yeah, if you want to play the semantics game, homosexuals have the same rights as heterosexuals...to marry people of the opposite sex.

But that's wildly disingenuous.

But it's the truth. How do we legislate according to sexual attraction? Why should same-gender marriage be legal for a small group that claims it?

Also this silly notion that "intolerance of MY intolerance is...INTOLERANCE" is something we should stamp out more often when we see it. You're free to believe whatever superstitious nonsense you want. It's when you try to use your fairy tales as a metric to interfere with the lives and rights of others that that becomes an issue. Society doesnt owe you the means to push other people around. Regardless of what some goat-herders living in the Bronze Age may or may not have written (from their vast perspective and clearly all-encompassing worldview) millennia ago.

pot...kettle. Your little rant here demonstrates a huge lack of tolerance. You've completely misrepresented the Christian religion in order to make fun of it. You should try not to hate so much.

[HandBanana]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

Why should same-gender marriage be legal for a small group that claims it?

Why shouldnt it?

And once more, the burden of proof is on you, not me to provide evidence for your assertion that there are deities. I dont feel like hashing up that old discussion again and it never gets anyone anywhere anyway, but in absence of evidence for supernatural claims I am absolutely allowed to call them out as superstitious nonsense because they plainly are. The natural world and its laws shouldnt be governed by stunted interpretations of the imagined intentions of invisible sky buddies. And I dont hate the religious. I also don't coddle their delusions.

[McBain II]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

Funny how you've never been able to counter the argument. What does that say?

To "counter the argument" would require that you actually had one to begin with and not this pain inducing level of logical failure that you keep trotting out. BUT since you want to go down that road, I'll play.

Originally Posted by Calvinist

1. There is no actual discrimination based on sexual preference

Definition of DISCRIMINATION (Merriam-Webster)

1
a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently

3
a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually

b : prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment

Passing a law that only recognizes the marriage between same sex couples satisfies all those of those definitions for discrimination.

Consider your argument countered.

I'm not a follower of John Calvin. I think he was a great theologian but he made some mistakes. But we're not discussing John Calvin.

Really?!?

I don't actually go to a "calvinist church", in as much as I agree with his theology of predestination.

(we'll come back to that one by the way)

I identify myself as a Calvinist

http://www.city-data.com/forum/15560316-post86.html

I am a Calvinist, yes.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/19077356-post69.html

The next time you try to bull**** someone, you might not do it to someone smart enough to work the search feature on a VBulletin forum. And believe me, we are absolute going to go down the road of shining the spotlight on the whack ass philosophies you Calvinists believe in.

1. Does that mention the word "gay" or "homosexual"? Last time I checked, we all had to live by that law regardless of our preferences. But nevermind that...if you want to play the victim card...knock yourself out. Don't let common sense stop you.

Last time I checked same sex marriage = homosexuality.

[iamjacobm]

Originally Posted by billiefan2000

lack of compassion? according to u guys on the left, I guess JESUS was intolerant when he said


John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.


and according to Countryside Community Church of Omaha and First United Methodist Church of Omaha and dozens of other liberal churches

JESUS was a bigot for saying that in the bible.

Quoting the Bible in any kind of argument is an awful tactic. That book is NOT a historical record especially the new testament. The new testament is basically propaganda that the Council of Nicea edited to fit what they wanted christianity to be, not what actually happened.

[billiefan2000]

Originally Posted by iamjacobm

Quoting the Bible in any kind of argument is an awful tactic. That book is NOT a historical record especially the new testament. The new testament is basically propaganda that the Council of Nicea edited to fit what they wanted christianity to be, not what actually happened.

iamjacob, u ever heard of a Simon Greenleaf? he proved the NT is historical. maybe you should do some research into Greenleaf who was one of the chief figures in the early days of the Harvard Law School



and have you read Lee Strobel and his book the case for christ (a book BTW that Countryside Community Church of Omaha Nebraska and First Central Congreagational Church of Omaha members are told never to read)


because they are brainwashed with Bart Ehrman 's propaganda all the time in sunday school