Re: signing off
James wrote:Aineo,
I still find your arguments about homosexuality unchristian and tired and fee that if you read the Gospels with Jesus in mind and not the church establishment old and new you would see this quite easily.
Talking with you and Linda and listening to the evidence you used to try and prove homosexuality wrong has been well... frankly so week that I am even more convinced than before that a loving homosexual relationship is a great thing that Jesus would never have opposed. I dont know what your experience has been, but I know many gay christian couples who are filled with god's love and love for eachother.
Since we both seems to have our minds made up and no one else seems to be contributing to the diologue aside from a few sarcastic quips from Linda comparing me to a Nazi Its time for me to be signing off, to contribute to some diologues with more people and help expose the right wing churchs distortions and hypocrisy.
Though their are still right wing proponents of hate and exclusion Phelps and the rest. It seems to me that Christians who seem to care about Christ are making the church a more loving tolerant place. More gay clergy etc. This seems to be a major trend and it fills me with Joy.
I am glad that we are moving towards Jesus and away from Leviticus and I am confident that the trend will continue.
Good luck in the future with everything.
-James
So the only thing you can do is continue to refer to Leviticus in spite of what I have posted from the Bible. As to what the modern institutional church is doing, it is what Christ predicted in Rev 3. I don't know how long you have been studying the Bible but after 40 years of personal study I don't think you have found God's truth.
The denominations that have accepted homosexuality as an alternate lifestyle are loosing members while the ones that see the sin involved are growing in numbers.
As to people making snide remarks your remarks have been mostly snide little digs that remind me of most young gay men seeking approval from the church. You have not only adopted gay theology you have adopted the attitude.