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lunasun

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14. My understanding they can do all this kind of stuff then 'find grace' and they get a clean slate

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 11:05 AM

Jan 2018

Do it again? Repent and rinse clean slate again. They have no shame or remorse they are renewed

Call someone else a sinner or a couple's sincere gay loving relationship a sin ? That's ok and being judgy is just good Christian work

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A pastor admitted a past sexual incident with a teen. His congregation gave him a standing ovation [View all] IronLionZion Jan 2018 OP

I won't pretend to understand the minds of the religiously insane, wing nuts or just . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #1

Who are they to forgive him? IronLionZion Jan 2018 #2

Boom. Orrex Jan 2018 #11

You're right, but what does what you think matter to them? Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #17

What does what anyone thinks matter to anyone ever? IronLionZion Jan 2018 #19

And who says liberals don't? Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #21

That is a cult., CentralMass Jan 2018 #3

Yeah, and . . . . ? Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #18

Too bad Charles Manson is dead. Girard442 Jan 2018 #4

His congregation forgives him.. how about the victim? mountain grammy Jan 2018 #5

Reminds me of a bumpersticker I've seen ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #6

Yes. In there eyes. Lochloosa Jan 2018 #9

My understanding they can do all this kind of stuff then 'find grace' and they get a clean slate lunasun Jan 2018 #14

Or tacit encouragement to sin IronLionZion Jan 2018 #20

One of the better things about atheism is the realization... Girard442 Jan 2018 #22

Huh, I don't remember that passage in the Bible. Initech Jan 2018 #7

For a certain type of evangelical Christian, if a person has truly repented and asked forgiveness WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #8

That type of evangelical Christian can go fuck itself Orrex Jan 2018 #10

Agreed. I've found it helpful to understand, but I haven't figured out how to outflank them yet. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #13

True salvation is supposed to be transformative. dawg Jan 2018 #16

Like many things, that can be used and abused IronLionZion Jan 2018 #15

What's not to like about a religion that allows you to do anything you want HAB911 Jan 2018 #12