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In reply to the discussion: Finally Found The Courage of My Convictions and Told Facebook Bigots off! [View all]LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)78. K/R!!
Especially this comment:
"I get some people believe strongly that being gay is a sin. But what I don't understand is how you all get to be the arbitor of what is and isn't a sin for every other person in this country. As far as I am concerned the only beings who gets to decide what a sin is, is GOD and JESUS period."
Speak it, tell it Liberalynn. It appears many folks TWISTED words of God to wrongly determine they are Judge and Jury of Men/Women. Nothing can be further from the truth and using God's words. In turn, they would be wise to watch what expressed from the lips or written in thoughts online, from their idol Phil Robertson as:
Ex 20:3-4 (NIV) "You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below."
Deut 29:18 (NIV) "Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison."
2 Ki 17:15 (NIV) They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their fathers and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless. They imitated the nations around them although the Lord had ordered them, "Do not do as they do," and they did the things the Lord had forbidden them to do.
2 Ki 17:40-41 (NIV) They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices. Even while these people were worshipping the Lord, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
1 Cor 10(NIV) Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."
1 Sam 15:23 (NIV) For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Enough said.
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Finally Found The Courage of My Convictions and Told Facebook Bigots off! [View all]
Liberalynn
Dec 2013
OP
Thanks. I've waded in on some of Facebook pseudo-Christian posts supporting Robertson's hatred too,
Hoyt
Dec 2013
#4
Well, it all begins with the biblical story of creation. I have never heard anyone ask who wrote
kelliekat44
Dec 2013
#7
And keep in mind, too, where did the other women come from in that creation story?
calimary
Dec 2013
#18
They're kids had incest, but no biggie bcz since they were the 1st humans, no recessive genes
yodermon
Dec 2013
#58
these are the same hypocrites that Jesus spoke of in the Bible, the ones who pray in public
Chrom
Dec 2013
#10
I swear some of them act like they are scoring "get to heaven" points every time they
Liberalynn
Dec 2013
#27
And by their selfish thoughtless un-Christ-like behavior, they take His name in vain.
calimary
Dec 2013
#68
This is not a 1st amendment issue, as there is no government action restricting Phil's speech
DeschutesRiver
Dec 2013
#42
Was just discussing with dh why, as you said, these people seem to be everywhere right now
DeschutesRiver
Dec 2013
#64
I have used the 'doesn't a boss whose employee called him/her an asshole' get to fire?
duhneece
Dec 2013
#16
For enlightening information about how -- and why -- the judeo-christian mythology evolved,
chervilant
Dec 2013
#20
raised catholic, left the church, then I read the Bible which is how I wish the church would behave
Chrom
Dec 2013
#50
But...according to the buybull, homosexality IS a SIN, punishable by death.
PassingFair
Dec 2013
#29
Despite what some say, it takes more courage to stand up to bigots than to spout bigotry.
politichew
Dec 2013
#40
Thank you for standing up to them. It is SOOOOOOO important that we fight them when we can
LaydeeBug
Dec 2013
#70