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Recent content by tobyw

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    First Date at Church?

    I don't think so. If something is very important to you and a potential dealbreaker issue, it makes sense to clear those hurdles first. Otherwise, what's the point of dating someone? Where's it going to go?
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    Anyone else make MIDI music?

    I don't know what "MIDI Music" is, but I use MIDI all the time when making stuff, eg the piano roll, drum patterns or automating filter sweeps etc. Mostly use Reaper, though I have a copy of Ableton.
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    New stripes on the rainbow flag. Lucifer Fallen.

    I agree those churches are wrong. And I also don't believe that kind of identity politics is compatible with Christian teaching. In Christ neither Jew nor Greek, nor male nor female, nor Conservative or Liberal, nor gay or straight, etc. That said, the Bible draws a clear line between the world...
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    Fourteen students and one teacher killed in Texas school shooting, governor says

    . Edit: you don't want to discuss gun control. Respect.
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    British embassy raised LGBT flag

    Outside of the church institution, yes. The situation changed in the New Testament: "What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside." -- 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 It is not the job of a Christian to force others to...
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    Democrats block school safety bill one day after mass school shooting.

    Eh. Would you expect politicians to not politicize something that concerns the public in a big way? There's a lot of Americans who want gun reform, and it's the business of politicians to capitalize on the interests of the public and gain their votes. Your cynicism regarding their not being...
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    British embassy raised LGBT flag

    Yes, gay male sex was a capital offense in that time and place. Neither the British nor Indonesians are Israelites, however. That time is finished.
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    2Tim 3:6,7 Gullible Women

    It says "makes captive of gullible women", not that women are gullible. It says women must not teach or exercise authority because "the woman" (i.e., Eve) was deceived. It doesn't say that women are forbidden from teaching because women in general are more easily deceived. It says that women...
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    Overly Tatted Christians

    If a person's motive for seeking a tattoo is about seeking approval and being "cool", sure. One might also suggest that if a person avoids getting a tattoo in order to keep the approval of their tattoo-disapproving friends, then that is also approval seeking. If a person dresses a certain way...
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    Overly Tatted Christians

    It sounds like you do judge people for their tattoos.
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    Overly Tatted Christians

    1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says nothing about tattoos. It says as much about tattoos as it does about socks with sandals.
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    Overly Tatted Christians

    Depends on the person, not their skin. I grew up around people who thought it was inappropriate for a woman to wear pants. People see things in the Bible that aren't there.