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CubicleGuy

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20. No it's not utter horseshit

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 09:41 PM

Mar 2014

The point that was being made in the article, as I understand it, is that ideas have consequences, and sometimes they're unintended consequences. Unintended consequences which end up transforming the society and organizations that didn't recognize the full extent and reach of the truths they were preaching. Paul stated that "bond and free", "Jews and Gentiles" were equal in God's eyes; the whole "Good Samaritan" parable was to make the point that the Jews were to stop seeing themselves as the Samaritans' superiors. It may take a few centuries, but eventually people start to get the point.

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How Christianity gave us gay marriage [View all] cbayer Feb 2014 OP

Utter horseshit skepticscott Feb 2014 #1

No it's not utter horseshit CubicleGuy Mar 2014 #20

Try a few millennia, and they still haven't gotten it skepticscott Mar 2014 #21

This kind of historical revisionism is simply insulting. trotsky Feb 2014 #2

Interesting read. There are and were plenty of Christians who are on the right side of the issue. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #3

Of course. But the vast majority of them, historically and today, aren't. trotsky Feb 2014 #4

Good points but Christians also have a part of the expansion of civil rights and hrmjustin Feb 2014 #5

No one is saying they don't. trotsky Feb 2014 #6

Again good points. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #7

And yet nearly ALL opposition to civil rights and marriage equality comes from Christians. cleanhippie Feb 2014 #8

Yes this is true in this country. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #9

Kinda difficult to tout Christianity as the solution when it's the problem, wouldn't you agree? cleanhippie Feb 2014 #10

Not all Christians are the problem and the solution is to pass bills. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #11

As soon as bills get passed, Christians complain that their rights are being taken away. cleanhippie Feb 2014 #12

Some do but not all. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #13

Kinda difficult to tout Christianity as the solution when it's the problem, wouldn't you agree? cleanhippie Feb 2014 #14

The solution is as I said, to pass bills. I don't understand touting a religion as a solution. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #15

This is a new low. Even for apologists. Goblinmonger Feb 2014 #16

Looks like it was a post-and-run, I guess. trotsky Feb 2014 #17

It's never stopped her from posting nonsense before skepticscott Feb 2014 #19

No. LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #18