tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post115043768516319596..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35920995006604217742007-02-02T17:42:00.000-05:002007-02-02T17:42:00.000-05:00be the not decieved God is noy mocked!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1159241797155134032006-09-25T22:36:00.000-05:002006-09-25T22:36:00.000-05:00The Bible has been used throughout its history to promote evil by taking scriptures out of context and using an obscure interpretation of them. In America it is very unfortunate how the Bible was used in this way to justify slavery and racism. However, by that same token, fundamental Christian beliefs were also part of the driving forces behind the movements to correct these social ills. <BR/><BR/>Mitchell Gold wants to suggest that the civil rights struggle for blacks is comparable to the situation gays and lesbians face for acceptance today. It is true that very few Bible scholars would argue today that the Bible condones racism, because it doesn’t. If you want to say that it does, as mentioned, you have to take verses out of context and use an obscure interpretation of them. On the contrary, in order to justify homosexuality with the Bible, you have to take very clear passages (like Romans ch. 1) and use an obscure interpretation of them. For this reason I predict that there will never be a mass repentance among political leaders or Bible scholars of today about their stance on homosexuality as there has been, George Wallace included, by past leaders for their previous stances on racism and segregation. <BR/><BR/>I am not promoting a hatred for gays and lesbians. I don’t believe the Bible justifies hate for anyone, and it does not justify treating anyone as less than human, but it is debatable whether a person chooses to be gay or not. Whether a person chooses what race they are obviously is not debatable. For these reasons, I don’t feel the two issues should be compared to one another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1150602929099461362006-06-17T22:55:00.000-05:002006-06-17T22:55:00.000-05:00You can find the webcast of Jesus MCC's Town Hall Meeting here:<BR/><BR/>http://region7.joymcc.com/WJD06Main.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com