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In reply to the discussion: I am a liberal Christian [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,338 posts)71. Divorce may be allowed; remarriage is not
10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%207&version=NIV
12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%207&version=NIV
And, from the gospels:
18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016&version=NIV
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016&version=NIV
Any church that allows remarrying while an original spouse is alive, while not allowing same-sex marriage, is being hypocritical.
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If churches were required to perform same-sex marriages, then it would be wrong.
libinnyandia
May 2012
#2
I used to think religion was useless and reactionary by its very nature, especially Abrahamic ones.
white_wolf
May 2012
#11
The impications of Liberation Theology are much wider than juist what has gone in in Latin America.
Thats my opinion
May 2012
#72
So you became a good person despite the Bible, thats great, what do you want, a cookie? n/t
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#12
Unless and until you put your beliefs out in front as the reason for your actions
cleanhippie
May 2012
#14
How does that differ from those that feel the same about their christianity?
cleanhippie
May 2012
#43
Hm. But isn't the point of federalism and republicanism (small f and r, respectively) ->
daaron
May 2012
#67
"calling him magical god is similar to me saying a person chooses to be gay" Seriously?
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#68
You and the fundamentalists believe exactly the same thing about the bible.
Thats my opinion
May 2012
#75
I don't hold the Bible up as a total falsehood, it has some history in it.
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#77
I find no evidence for a deistic god, but such a god isn't at all like the one in the Bible.
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#80
No, but a notion of deity not trapped in what is going on in cuture at the moment. nt
Thats my opinion
May 2012
#81
Do you follow all the batcrazy laws of the bible like killing someone who is a different religion?
cynatnite
May 2012
#62