Morgan wrote:Aineo wrote:But let's take a step back. Are you really arguing that "that's the way it's always been" is a good basis for modern law? That the <I>only</I> reason gender equality is valid today is because there are at least a few egalitarian cultures to be found in history? Conversely, if I found an example of a culture in which a marriage-equivalent was equally accessible to both heterosexual and homosexual couples, would that validate homosexual marriage, your eyes?
I suspect this is a moot point.
It is as far as I am concerned. A study of history will demonstrate that the fall of any culture or society follows a common path; arrogance resulting in promiscuity and the decline in heterosexual morality, which is followed by an increase in the tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality. A casual study of Rome culture will show this to be true. What many Christians ignore in Romans 1:18-32 is Paul's description of this progression, why? Arrogance, which is one of the faults of Sodom and her sister cities that resulted in there destruction.
Aineo wrote:Would you care to post those inconsistancies and illogical portions?
Honestly, no. I've argued most of them at length, on other boards. I suppose it was my way of proving to myself that I was right, that I wasn't making a mistake... or if I was, that it was an honest one. It was something I needed to do, at the time... but I have neither the time nor the inclination to do it all again.
Aineo wrote:If God exists, and provided a message to humanity, I believe it would be universally comprehensible and convincing. The Bible is not.
This is a matter of differing opinions, isn't it?
My point exactly.