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Mariana

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8. Jesus did say that not one jot or one tittle

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 10:10 AM

Feb 2019

shall disappear from the Law, till Heaven and Earth pass away. The Law prescribes the death penalty for homosexual conduct, and the language is such that there isn't much room to pretend it doesn't really mean that. So, the Bible supports the opinion of your evangelical Christian acquaintance.

What's less clear is why more Christians like him don't act on their sincerely held beliefs. Lots of them will talk about how Christianity demands that gay people should all be killed, but only a very few of them are willing to go out and kill gay people for Jesus. I'm grateful for that, but I wonder why it is.

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QUESTION: What's the difference between Atheists and Evangelicals? [View all] Soph0571 Feb 2019 OP

This is not quite right. I'm an atheist. I don't believe Solomon Feb 2019 #1

Would you execute your rebellious child? Major Nikon Feb 2019 #5

Would you describe "the philosophy", please? Mariana Feb 2019 #7

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Ordinarily I love Betty Bowers. trotsky Feb 2019 #3

I think there's two things going on here. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #4

I know a hard core evangelical who is predictably a rabid homophobe Major Nikon Feb 2019 #6

Jesus did say that not one jot or one tittle Mariana Feb 2019 #8

The same can also be said for breaking the sabbath, adultery, blasphemy, disrespectful children, Major Nikon Feb 2019 #9

But somehow, gay people are exempt from the "new covenant" Mariana Feb 2019 #10

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