Keith Ellison: Newly Elected Congressman

LoneStarMadam wrote:

ebrown_p wrote:

The "thou shalt not kill" controversy is nothing.

Try to find two Christians who agree on what "Love your neighbor" means.

Nothing? Why do you say that?
Love your neighbor, of course, but what happens if the neighbor tries to murder you?

good question. philosophically speaking, doesn't jesus instruct that we should turn the other cheek ? blessed are the meek ?

Homosexuality is not the sin. According to The Bible fornication is the sin.
http://bible.com/bibleanswers_result.php?id+152

Question: "What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin?"



Answer: The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When a person continues in sin and disbelief, the Bible tells us that God "gives them over" to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual "offenders" will not inherit the kingdom of God.

God does not create a person with homosexual desires. The Bible tells us that a person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of their own choice. Gee - we haven't read from GotQuestions in ages

Jesus certainly didn't mean that we should stand still & allow someone to murder us.

JPB wrote:

I found this interesting...

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In the United States, a controversy has persisted for many years regarding the placement of the "Ten Commandments" in public schools and public buildings. But one critical question seems to have escaped most of the public dialog on the subject: Whose "Ten Commandments" should we post?

The general perception in this country is that the "Ten Commandments" are part of the common religious heritage of Judaism, Catholicism and Protestantism, part of the sacred scriptures that we all share, and should not be controversial. But most people involved in the debate seem to have missed the fact that these three religions divide up the commandments in different ways! Judaism, unlike Catholicism and Protestantism, considers "I am the L-rd, your G-d" to be the first "commandment." Catholicism, unlike Judaism and Protestantism, considers coveting property to be separate from coveting a spouse. Protestantism, unlike Judaism and Catholicism, considers the prohibition against idolatry to be separate from the prohibition against worshipping other gods. No two religions agree on a single list. So whose list should we post?

And once we decide on a list, what translation should we post? Should Judaism's sixth declaration be rendered as "Thou shalt not kill" as in the popular KJV translation, or as "Thou shalt not murder," which is a bit closer to the connotations of the original Hebrew though still not entirely accurate? Source

I would have no qualms about anybodys Ten Commandemnts, so long as they are not any satanic commandemnts.

LoneStarMadam wrote:

Homosexuality is not the sin. According to The Bible fornication is the sin.
http://bible.com/bibleanswers_result.php?id+152

There are many Christians who are going to disagree with you on that LSM.

Here's one of MA/AM's favorite sources:

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Question: "What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin?"



Answer: The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When a person continues in sin and disbelief, the Bible tells us that God "gives them over" to even more wicked and depraved sin in order to show them the futility and hopelessness of life apart from God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 proclaims that homosexual "offenders" will not inherit the kingdom of God.

God does not create a person with homosexual desires. The Bible tells us that a person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of their own choice. Gee - we haven't read from GotQuestions in ages

What the hell is wrong with me!?!?!?!

I will say that I believe that homosexuality is abnormal, just as any sort of birth defect is. I don't mean that in a pejorative way, just a fact of life.

LoneStarMadam wrote:

Jesus certainly didn't mean that we should stand still & allow someone to murder us.

doesn't sound like a great idea to me either.

at least not in a worldly way. but, don't the teachings of christ have a primary focus on the spiritual and how what we do here determines what happens after death ?

LoneStarMadam wrote:

I will say that I believe that homosexuality is abnormal, just as any sort of birth defect is. I don't mean that in a pejorative way, just a fact of life.

Generally, and in this case, specifically, facts and beliefs are not the same thing.

LoneStarMadam wrote:

JPB wrote:

I found this interesting...

Quote:

In the United States, a controversy has persisted for many years regarding the placement of the "Ten Commandments" in public schools and public buildings. But one critical question seems to have escaped most of the public dialog on the subject: Whose "Ten Commandments" should we post?

The general perception in this country is that the "Ten Commandments" are part of the common religious heritage of Judaism, Catholicism and Protestantism, part of the sacred scriptures that we all share, and should not be controversial. But most people involved in the debate seem to have missed the fact that these three religions divide up the commandments in different ways! Judaism, unlike Catholicism and Protestantism, considers "I am the L-rd, your G-d" to be the first "commandment." Catholicism, unlike Judaism and Protestantism, considers coveting property to be separate from coveting a spouse. Protestantism, unlike Judaism and Catholicism, considers the prohibition against idolatry to be separate from the prohibition against worshipping other gods. No two religions agree on a single list. So whose list should we post?

And once we decide on a list, what translation should we post? Should Judaism's sixth declaration be rendered as "Thou shalt not kill" as in the popular KJV translation, or as "Thou shalt not murder," which is a bit closer to the connotations of the original Hebrew though still not entirely accurate? Source

I would have no qualms about anybodys Ten Commandemnts, so long as they are not any satanic commandemnts.

This is a pluralistic, secular democracy. Satanists have as much right to publicly proclaim their beliefs as you do.

Why do conservatives hate the first amendment?