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    Is anybody else minimally interested in the abortion and homosexuality controversies?

    I don't brag about being gay anymore than you brag about being streaight.
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    Debate help...why is homosexuality wrong?

    In Hebrew the words do not say Homosexual either. They can be understood to mean many things (something as simple as unclean for example). Hebrew has no vowels and the text was written as one long word - they didn't use punctuation or break between words as we do today. You read into the...
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    God is going to use the KJV in heaven!!!

    What a scary minister you have.
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    Which Pauline account is correct?

    When did the book of Acts become a Pauline Epistle?
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    Officially registered for seminary!

    My first year classes were Old Testament 1 New Testament 1 New Testament 2 Christian Education Foundations of Worship Systematic Theology 1 Systematic Theology 2 Practicing Ministry Church and Ministry History 1 All hard courses but they lay the critical foundation for the following years...
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    Do books inspired by God contain mistakes?

    In seminary we are taught not to look at the specific words of the passage but to look at the meaning of the story. Jesus spoke and taught in parables so we can all take what we need from the lesson and improve our own lives. The Bible has many contradictions and if looked at in a historical...
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    Homosexuality

    I believe the same thing. With the gay Christians in heaven will be The fat ones Those who proclaim to live a life of Christianity and loving and forgiveness but do nothing but speak of evil against those who do believe exactly what they believe It was taught years ago that slaves were not...
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    Debate help...why is homosexuality wrong?

    Okay 1 quick question for you. 1 Cor 6 was written by Paul, but Paul is not God - he was a human. In fact it was made very clear to us in Systematic Theology (taught at a Catholic Sem) that Paul was really the 1st systematic theologian. While his word counts for something, in reality it is...
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    Debate help...why is homosexuality wrong?

    Right but you are judging regardless of what you say. Unless you equally condemn overweight people (gluttons), those who eat shellfish, wear mixed fibers, plant a field with mixed seeds then you are judging and condeming gay people. Now Leviticus says people can make atonement by having a...
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    Interesting story about The Garden of Eden and the snake... Where are they now?

    Cliffs? (hehe)
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    Debate help...why is homosexuality wrong?

    ThyNeighbor Thank you for sharing your story. Sadly it is repeated way too many times in society today. So many Christians seem to forget all about judging others and the fact that they too are sinners. God created each of us and God loves each of us. May the Lord bless and keep you. May...
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    Episcopal Bishops Vote for New Head Amid Gay Row

    Okay then we can also exclude from the pulpit 1) Those who eat shellfish 2) Gluttons 3) Those who wear mixed fibers 4) Adulterers 5) Child Abusers 6) Anyone with an impure thought? doubt there would be anyone left to preach the word of God.
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    Debate help...why is homosexuality wrong?

    You are wasting your energy here; I have pointed this out before but apparently opinions that do not agree with the conservative point of view are not accepted. And for the record, yes I can read Hebrew and look at the Bible and see huge translation differences between versions and languages.
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    Question for Protestants regarding Petrine succession...

    Without reading this thread (same arguments over and over again), how does one explain the claim of unbroken apolostic succession in the RC Church when that same church went through a period of time where the Pope was appointed by the Emperor or Ruler, and offices such as Pope or Cardinal could...
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    Marcus Borg’s Neotraditional Christianity

    I have read Borg and am not a giant fan of his. If you want some pretty good reading, check out Bart Ehrmann, especially his latest, Misquoting Jesus.
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