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ButterflyBlood

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13. I've often wondered why homosexuality is the exception to those who think that way

Reply to iris27 (Reply #11)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 04:16 AM

Dec 2011

I mean even if they consider homosexuality a sin by their thinking a gay or lesbian who believed in Jesus Christ would still receive salvation and go to heaven. But you don't exactly see any acceptance or affirmation of LGBT Christians from that crowd.

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Just to keep things rolling: Matt 21:28-31 [View all] uriel1972 Dec 2011 OP

i remember reading the chick track when i was 8 or 9 Tunkamerica Dec 2011 #1

I remember that one! Mariana Dec 2011 #12

those Chick tracts really portray their particular god in a bad light. AlbertCat Dec 2011 #15

Sure is pretty handy. LAGC Dec 2011 #2

I wouldn't call myself a scholar, but if you want the peanut gallery's thoughts. deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #3

My reading is different, but perhaps we're looking at different translations. TygrBright Dec 2011 #4

Very well done. Sal316 Dec 2011 #5

That all depends on what group you think uriel1972 Dec 2011 #6

One challenge that different translations offer is the semantic shifts in English words... TygrBright Dec 2011 #7

I think you got it backwards. napoleon_in_rags Dec 2011 #8

Hmmm, it's a challenge to understand uriel1972 Dec 2011 #9

reading all these you HAVE to ask deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #10

There is one answer to all your questions that makes sense... AlbertCat Dec 2011 #16

Written by the same person who wrote this: lindysalsagal Dec 2011 #18

When Jeffrey Dahmer died, the pastor at my church iris27 Dec 2011 #11

I've often wondered why homosexuality is the exception to those who think that way ButterflyBlood Dec 2011 #13

The same church as above taught that continuing iris27 Dec 2011 #17

I do not understand your reading of the parable of the two sons: struggle4progress Dec 2011 #14