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Edited by Mrph1 on Dec 1st 2023 at 6:53:59 PM
If I were to try and get a message from the Bible it would be "Fear And Obey God".
But we digress.
The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.What is it with people treating the bible with so much reverence even if they're non-Christians? Okay, from a historical point of view it's a nice work since it's one of the most complete source materials out there, but that's about it. In short, the bible was written in parts by the clannish, corrupt cult leaders of primitive goat herders living 3000 years ago and in part by wash-outs of Hellenist philosophy 2000 years ago, and the parts are all horrible in different, contradicting ways.
edited 30th Mar '12 11:07:12 AM by Octo
Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken. Unrelated ME1 Fanfic@Octo - the point is that Christians are using the Bible as a perfect source, especially for things they want to do that don't make sense in any other context (denying gays their rights), so by the same reasoning, they should treat it as a perfect source for things they don't want to do (keep women from talking in church). I believe Christ had choice words for hypocrites...
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I found it a good read.
I don't revere it any more than I revere, say Remembrance Of Things Past or Foucault's Pendulum or Candide, but it's one of the oldest documents we have (*Even if you loose things in translation*), and it's good to know through what lenses others see the world.
edited 30th Mar '12 11:17:19 AM by inane242
The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.I treat it reverence myself largely because I feel it's rude not to. It's also a very lovely text with nice lessons scattered about in it. And it has Jesus who is pretty cool, yo. I treat other religious texts similarly. Your Bhagadvadgita's and so on.
I have stronger reverence for my own religious texts however.
If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan ChahIt's very annoying that the only arguments against gay marriage are naught but thinly veiled excuses for bigotry. Including in this thread.
"Separate but equal" is discrimination. Courts have even ruled it as such, repeatedly. "Because it's traditional!" arguments were used nearly word for word against ending black segregation.
And I could go on for hours.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.Guys? Can we stop using that whole black people analogy? Every time you use it, Starship doesn't listen to you.
edited 30th Mar '12 11:24:12 AM by inane242
The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.I myself am getting rather tired of the "It's like the Civil Rights!" movement comparisons as well despite supporting gay rights. Because it largely doesn't work in my experience. Regardless of how valid a comparison it may be I don't see it working a lot of the time. What I see is two sides screaming the same arguments at walls.
As for arguments that hold up under scrutiny...TSM has admitted that his arguments don't hold up to scrutiny a few times. He holds his beliefs regardless, but seems to vote in favor of civil unions becoming equal and/or gay marriage from what I've seen of him. Given that he isn't being a dick and votes in favor of the thing I don't really see a point in trying to get him to change his beliefs.
At least this is my understanding of him from past conversations I've had with him both in private and in public.
If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan ChahHe disagrees with me on one of the few things I feel strongly on, and I would like to change his mind.
That said, it's probably a fools errand.
edited 30th Mar '12 11:38:49 AM by inane242
The 5 geek social fallacies. Know them well.The Reverend Andrew Morton, vicar of Llangybi, Monmouthshire, is the first in Wales to step down over the issue.
He says he would have been willing to carry out such ceremonies.
The Church in Wales said it a "matter of regret" for clergy to resign over an issue yet to be resolved by the church.
It follows a UK government consultation on whether to allow gay couples in Wales and England to marry.
Civil partnerships, introduced in 2005, already give gay couples similar legal rights to married couples.
But the government wants them to be legally allowed to make vows and declare they are married before the next general election, due in 2015.
Mr Morton, who has been a vicar for 33 years, says many of his colleagues privately agree with his stance, and that homophobia is endemic in some respects.
"First of all I felt that the church's position on same sex relationships, never mind same sex marriages, was increasingly judgemental and not really inclusive in the way that I felt that it should be," he told BBC Wales.
"I feel a greater degree of homophobia in the church than I've felt for a long time. Maybe it's just my personal perception but it certainly seems to be more prevalent in some quarters of the church.
"I felt that in order to offer an authentic critique of the church as an institution, the most honourable thing was to do it from the outside rather than from the inside which was what prompted the resignation."
He said that he came across people who in the "guise of what they feel to be religious conviction, came up with some extraordinarily homophobic statements".
However, he said it was not true of the majority of the church, which was "very forgiving and very loving".
The Church in Wales said: "We regret the resignation of any of our clergy over an issue that has not been resolved by the church.
"We are trying to move forward gently in a way that takes everyone along with us and that calls for time and patience."
The Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales said in a statement it abided by the Christian doctrine of marriage as the union between one man and one woman freely entered into for life.
"We acknowledge that whilst issues of human sexuality are not resolved, there are couples living in other lifelong committed relationships who deserve the welcome, pastoral care and support of the church and we are committed to further listening, prayerful reflection and discernment regarding same-sex relationships," it said.
Canon Andrew Knight, vicar of Sketty in Swansea, who opposes gay marriage, said the Christian community had sympathy with gay people but it "cannot celebrate something which is not seen as being good".
"The difficulty when you get a gay partnership is two-fold really. On the one hand that is not something which is ever applauded by scripture," he said.
"The Bible speaks about people of the same gender coming together always to say that is not part of God's plan, and it does it in both Old Testament and New, and [there are] a number of writers saying that, so it's not just one odd comment in a backwards corner which could be misunderstood."
Reacting to the UK government consultation, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said the law should not be used as a tool to bring about social changes such as gay marriage.
He warned that the law may turn out to be ahead of majority opinion in this case.
It seems that being a Christian and wanting gay marriage aren't mutually exclusive
edited 30th Mar '12 11:46:15 AM by whaleofyournightmare
Dutch LesbianI agree with inane, it's worth trying to change his opinion but it's pointless at the stage.
I just can't comprehend being able to admit that your arguments aren't strong enough to withstand logical thought yet still believing in them, but at the same time there's not a real chance of convincing Starship otherwise.
It's from his having religious faith and he's fine for having it since he's not outright harming me or being unpleasant. He can safely feel it's wrong while knowing he can't convince the masses at large. This is however a difference between myself and how you feel about the matter.
If someone wants to accuse us of eating coconut shells, then that's their business. We know what we're doing. - Achaan ChahI didn't say him believing what he wants isn't ok, I just said I wanted to change his mind.
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Or rather:
How are you to say what the inherent message is?
As with any work of such stature, The Bible is a complex, multifaceted document.
And The Bible is supposed to be God communicating with us, you think he'd be able to trust out ability to interpret, analyse, and comprehend.
But we digress.
(*And I'm Agnostic BTW*)
edited 30th Mar '12 10:59:55 AM by inane242
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