tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post116421362611676216..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: When religion loses its credibilitySUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1164402861352713432006-11-24T13:14:00.000-08:002006-11-24T13:14:00.000-08:00Ah, yes, the “shellfish argument” again. The fact...Ah, yes, the “shellfish argument” again. The fact that Jesus declared all foods clean in Mark 7:19, and that God gave specific notice that the bans against “unclean food” and “unclean people” (the Gentiles) were lifted in Acts 10:9-16, and that the Jerusalem Council lifted dietary restrictions (apart from ingesting blood and eating strangled animals) seems not to carry any weight. And so often Hiramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845924600039905182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1164347151949654452006-11-23T21:45:00.000-08:002006-11-23T21:45:00.000-08:00John? We already do, thanks ever so.John? We already do, thanks ever so.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744626513934324151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1164340516550511412006-11-23T19:55:00.000-08:002006-11-23T19:55:00.000-08:00I think I posted something similar on another blog...I think I posted something similar on another blog in response to the same article or a similar one. but here goes.<BR/><BR/>because fundamentalists teach that being gay is a choice and a sinful one, there is incentive for pro-LGBT Christians to prove that sexual orientation/gender identity is inborn, that it is not a choice. the psychological research leans to sexual orientation being decided Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17851789276439393822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1164235216548180462006-11-22T14:40:00.000-08:002006-11-22T14:40:00.000-08:00To be honest, I don't like the "choice" idea. The ...To be honest, I don't like the "choice" idea. The reason for any sexual preference or activity is irrelevent. Any morality based solely on what somebody says is wrong (even God), or on what is written somewhere, is arbitrary. God does not appear to act arbitrarily, in fact, he has a plan. At the heart of his plan is the welfare of his creation. Therefore, after years and years of study I have MadPriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120376342802143188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1164218966968495812006-11-22T10:09:00.000-08:002006-11-22T10:09:00.000-08:00Wow, great find, and terrific post! Now, how do we...Wow, great find, and terrific post! Now, how do we spread the word to, or at least open a discussion with, those who today are being falsely taught, as I was for so long a long time? I am still picking false teachings out of my brain like so many porcupine quills.Pfalz prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465623376468902861noreply@blogger.com