Everyone's a Biblical Literalist Until You Bring Up Gluttony (regular, Jesus, gay people)

[tillman7]

...Or divorce, or gossip, or slavery, or head coverings, or Jesus' teachings on nonviolence, or the "abomination" of eating shellfish and the hell-worthy sin of calling other people idiots.

Then we need a little context.

Then we need a little grace.

Then we need a little room to disagree.

I got to thinking about this after I was criticized for my post about loving gay kids unconditionally. Some folks were very upset that I had the audacity write an entire blog post about putting a stop to LGBT bullying without including a Bible-based condemnation of LGBT people, or at least a theological discussion around the issue of homosexuality and scripture.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel...b_4520676.html

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by tillman7

...Or divorce, or gossip, or slavery, or head coverings, or Jesus' teachings on nonviolence, or the "abomination" of eating shellfish and the hell-worthy sin of calling other people idiots.

Then we need a little context.

Then we need a little grace.

Then we need a little room to disagree.

I got to thinking about this after I was criticized for my post about loving gay kids unconditionally. Some folks were very upset that I had the audacity write an entire blog post about putting a stop to LGBT bullying without including a Bible-based condemnation of LGBT people, or at least a theological discussion around the issue of homosexuality and scripture.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel...b_4520676.html

Excellent points.

[hammertime33]

"Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy."

-Ezekiel 16:49

[Enigma777]

I think it is fair to say that those who quote and take the bible literally are very selective about what they endorse. This is why there are sometime accusations of hypocrisy. Maybe there is a condensed version for those occasions guidance is needed, but not too much guidance?

[sickofnyc]

After starting a thread about greed awhile back, it was no surprise to find out that the right wing posters think ambition and greed are synonymous.

[hawkeye2009]

[quote=tillman7;32880513]...Or divorce, or gossip, or slavery, or head coverings, or Jesus' teachings on nonviolence, or the "abomination" of eating shellfish and the hell-worthy sin of calling other people idiots.

Then we need a little context.

Then we need a little grace.

Then we need a little room to disagree.

I got to thinking about this after I was criticized for my post about loving gay kids unconditionally. Some folks were very upset that I had the audacity write an entire blog post about putting a stop to LGBT bullying without including a Bible-based condemnation of LGBT people, or at least a theological discussion around the issue of homosexuality and scripture.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel...b_4520676.html




???? Do you think Christ would bully or "hate" gay children???

Think of the parable of the adulterer- "Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone". Christ did, however, in that parable, ask the woman to "go forth and sin no more".

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by tillman7

...Or divorce, or gossip, or slavery, or head coverings, or Jesus' teachings on nonviolence, or the "abomination" of eating shellfish and the hell-worthy sin of calling other people idiots.[indent]

I used to love shellfish unconditionally until the Gulf Oil Spill happened.

[pnwmdk]

You know, I can't, for the life of me, understand what the point of this post is.

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

You know, I can't, for the life of me, understand what the point of this post is.

If you can't figure it out, you haven't read enough threads on the P & OC forum. The gist of it is that the fairy tale believers are always singling out gay people as the ultimate sinners in this world, yet overlooking the other "sins" mentioned in their bible, many of which they practice regularly.

[merv1225]

"Christian" Sarah Palin is a good example. She'll show off her mammoth sized Big Gulp and tell us how it's her God-given right to be a glutton!