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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?

No.

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.

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...

interesting. thanks.

. Edit: you don't want to discuss gun control. Respect.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Zebra chip disease is a thing.

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...

It sounds like you do judge people for their tattoos.

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

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.

Is he safe to be around?

hmm yes another good point.

yes i suppose if you look it that way. perspective may also say that more kids die in car accidents, or by drowning, or in fires, or from sickness, etc. it's not really the numbers of dead that are causing the outrage so much as how they are dying.

yes, fair point.

Yep that's good stuff, but by itself it effectively seems like waiting for the problem to blow over until it inevitably happens again. The problem won't magically go away by handing out food. Eg would Jim Crow have ended without bus boycotts and protests? Doubtful.