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Major Nikon

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9. The same can also be said for breaking the sabbath, adultery, blasphemy, disrespectful children,

Reply to Mariana (Reply #8)

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 01:23 PM

Feb 2019

... and a few other offenses which require capital punishment per the Torah. The reasons Christians ignore the required punishment for all of those things is because of the so-called "new covenant" ushered in by zombie Jesus' specific instructions to Paul.

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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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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