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DemocratSinceBirth

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18. My UCC pastor told me Paul is referring to men who have sex with underage male prostitutes...

Reply to Coventina (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 08:19 PM

Jan 2015

My UCC pastor told me Paul is referring to men who have sex with underage male prostitutes not gay men qua gay men. I like that interpretation. Adults shouldn't be having sex with kids, regardless of the gender.

The Fundamentalist Baptist preacher who baptized me when I was fourteen years old would say that interpretation is nonsense.

In Corninthians Paul says women should not speak in church.

My UCC minister told me Paul was only speaking to the women of that church because they were talking during the sermon and creating a nuisance. I like that interpretation.

The Fundamentalist Baptist minister says that's a blanket proscription.

I could give more examples...

The bottom line is you can find a justification for anything including slavery in the Bible.

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Every religious text has language... [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 OP

I think we all mean different things when we say Judaism, Christianity, Islam, God. CJCRANE Jan 2015 #1

That's why if someone tells me he or she is a ... DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #2

That's why I go TO the religious text... brooklynite Jan 2015 #3

Of course those quotes are open to interpretation and need to be put into context. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #5

My point is not to impose government policies on religious observance brooklynite Jan 2015 #11

Me neither. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #14

In which Gospel does Jesus condemn homosexuality? (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #4

Jesus doesn't, but Paul does. Coventina Jan 2015 #6

Exactly DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #8

OK. So if one considers the Gospels to be a "religious text", the OP is not really true (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #10

Nearly all Christians consider the entire New Testament to be the Word of God. Coventina Jan 2015 #16

My UCC pastor told me Paul is referring to men who have sex with underage male prostitutes... DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #18

Agreed. Which is why I dislike the entire Abrahamic family of religions. Coventina Jan 2015 #19

I used to have great discussions with my UCC minister on everything from abortion to homosexuality. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2015 #20

In that we agree. I'm OK with Jesus. Who, for all I know, really was the son of God... Coventina Jan 2015 #21

What Jesus really, really gets worked up about is hypocrisy Fumesucker Jan 2015 #22

Every religion ( and text) was made up by men to justify their likes and hates. NightWatcher Jan 2015 #7

Then you haven't read them all or enough - there is a wealth of info out there that doesn't Hestia Jan 2015 #24

Not the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster! riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #9

But where does He stand on the schism... brooklynite Jan 2015 #12

Oh boy! Now you've done it. longship Jan 2015 #13

All are equal in his sight. That we poor humans have a false schism is deeply troubling imo riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #17

Which is why religion is so destructive. Marr Jan 2015 #15

Which is why everyone should read pre-Abramahic texts - there is quite a bit out there that people Hestia Jan 2015 #23