Q. Yes, I do understand that all Christians think gay marriage is wrong.
And that God made man and woman in the beginning but what exactly does the Bible say?
I mean, it's very hard to believe that God would create people and not allow them to be happy. I'm sure he wants everyone to be happy.
And that God made man and woman in the beginning but what exactly does the Bible say?
I mean, it's very hard to believe that God would create people and not allow them to be happy. I'm sure he wants everyone to be happy.
A. Nothing
Christianity attracts a small contingency (whom everyone should ignore) of nasty people who simply use the religion to justify expressing hatred towards others when in fact the essence of christianity encourages/demands tolerance, love and respect.
Jesus says nothing about same-sex behavior. The Jewish prophets are silent about homosexuality. Only six or seven of the Bible’s ONE MILLION VERSES refer to same-sex behavior in any way — and none of these verses refer to homosexual orientation as it’s understood today.
Jesus and five Old Testament prophets all speak of the sins that led to the destruction of Sodom — and not one of them mentions homosexuality.
Listen to what Ezekiel 16:48-49 tell us: “This is the sin of Sodom; she and her suburbs had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not help or encourage the poor and needy.”
It was common for soldiers, thieves, and bullies to rape a fallen enemy, asserting their victory by dehumanizing and demeaning the vanquished. This act of raping an enemy is about power and revenge, not about homosexuality or homosexual orientation.
Leviticus is a holiness code written 3,000 years ago. This code includes many of other outdated sexual laws (like stoning adulterers and brides who are not virgins, and executing a married couple for having sex during the woman’s period), and a lot more. It also includes prohibitions against round haircuts, tattoos, working on the Sabbath, wearing garments of mixed fabrics, eating pork or shellfish, getting your fortune told, and even playing with the skin of a pig. (There goes football!)
So what’s a holiness code? It’s a list of behaviors that people of faith find offensive in a certain place and time. In this case, the code was written for priests only, and its primary intent was to set the priests of Israel over and against priests of other cultures.
What about this word abomination that comes up in both passages? In Hebrew, “abominations” (TO’EBAH) are behaviors that people in a certain time and place consider tasteless or offensive. To the Jews an abomination was not a law, not something evil like rape or murder forbidden by the Ten Commandments.
Jesus and Paul both said the holiness code in Leviticus does not pertain to Christian believers
Paul sees women having sex with women and men having sex with men, and he condemns that practice. But let’s go back 2,000 years and try to understand why.
Paul is writing this letter to Rome after his missionary tour of the Mediterranean. On his journey, Paul had seen great temples built to honor Aphrodite, Diana, and other fertility gods instead of the one true God the apostle honors. Apparently, these priests and priestesses engaged in some odd sexual behaviors — including castrating themselves, carrying on drunken sexual orgies, and even having sex with young temple prostitutes (male and female).
'The Bible is clear that sexuality is a gift from God. Our 'Creator' celebrates our passion. But the Bible is also clear that when passion gets control of our lives, we’re in TROUBLE"
As Rev. Dr. Louis B. Smedes, a distinguished Christian author and ethicist, explains: “The homosexuals that I know [have not] given up heterosexual passions for homosexual lusts. ... They did not change from one orientation to another; they just discovered that they were homosexual. It would be unnatural for most homosexuals to have heterosexual sex.”
Christianity attracts a small contingency (whom everyone should ignore) of nasty people who simply use the religion to justify expressing hatred towards others when in fact the essence of christianity encourages/demands tolerance, love and respect.
Jesus says nothing about same-sex behavior. The Jewish prophets are silent about homosexuality. Only six or seven of the Bible’s ONE MILLION VERSES refer to same-sex behavior in any way — and none of these verses refer to homosexual orientation as it’s understood today.
Jesus and five Old Testament prophets all speak of the sins that led to the destruction of Sodom — and not one of them mentions homosexuality.
Listen to what Ezekiel 16:48-49 tell us: “This is the sin of Sodom; she and her suburbs had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not help or encourage the poor and needy.”
It was common for soldiers, thieves, and bullies to rape a fallen enemy, asserting their victory by dehumanizing and demeaning the vanquished. This act of raping an enemy is about power and revenge, not about homosexuality or homosexual orientation.
Leviticus is a holiness code written 3,000 years ago. This code includes many of other outdated sexual laws (like stoning adulterers and brides who are not virgins, and executing a married couple for having sex during the woman’s period), and a lot more. It also includes prohibitions against round haircuts, tattoos, working on the Sabbath, wearing garments of mixed fabrics, eating pork or shellfish, getting your fortune told, and even playing with the skin of a pig. (There goes football!)
So what’s a holiness code? It’s a list of behaviors that people of faith find offensive in a certain place and time. In this case, the code was written for priests only, and its primary intent was to set the priests of Israel over and against priests of other cultures.
What about this word abomination that comes up in both passages? In Hebrew, “abominations” (TO’EBAH) are behaviors that people in a certain time and place consider tasteless or offensive. To the Jews an abomination was not a law, not something evil like rape or murder forbidden by the Ten Commandments.
Jesus and Paul both said the holiness code in Leviticus does not pertain to Christian believers
Paul sees women having sex with women and men having sex with men, and he condemns that practice. But let’s go back 2,000 years and try to understand why.
Paul is writing this letter to Rome after his missionary tour of the Mediterranean. On his journey, Paul had seen great temples built to honor Aphrodite, Diana, and other fertility gods instead of the one true God the apostle honors. Apparently, these priests and priestesses engaged in some odd sexual behaviors — including castrating themselves, carrying on drunken sexual orgies, and even having sex with young temple prostitutes (male and female).
'The Bible is clear that sexuality is a gift from God. Our 'Creator' celebrates our passion. But the Bible is also clear that when passion gets control of our lives, we’re in TROUBLE"
As Rev. Dr. Louis B. Smedes, a distinguished Christian author and ethicist, explains: “The homosexuals that I know [have not] given up heterosexual passions for homosexual lusts. ... They did not change from one orientation to another; they just discovered that they were homosexual. It would be unnatural for most homosexuals to have heterosexual sex.”
How do I plant 4 naked dolls in my Bestfriend's house in a creative and prank-worthy way.?
Q. Me and my best friend started a game. It all started when he had to use the pants of a ken Barbie doll for a book report. He just had a half naked doll in his room so he decided to pull a prank at the beginning of last semester. Over the school year the prank enveloped and people in our circle of friends had found clever and keen ways of smuggling the doll into one another's backpacks. Throughout the game the doll was stripped completely and written on accordingly. Now that it is summer, the game has evolved. We now have four naked dolls (3 of which are women, and one being the original ken doll) and we find clever, funny, and inconspicuous methods and places of hiding for each of the dolls accordingly. Each time the dolls are passed on they are now changed in some way (hair style, tattoos, accessories, notes, etc.) the dolls are now in my possession, and I long for revenge on my best friend. I understand that the people of the Internet probably have a much more comical and intelligent way of determining the perfect method of execution for this mission, so I have come to you. Please help.
A. Substitute yourself for one of those 4 naked dolls and you will be an instant hit.
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