Like i said READ IT, i would start with the first 3 books of Romans since that makes it pretty clear. Homosexuals are not to be hated or despised nor treated badly. You really have zero idea what you are saying . Weak interpretation indeed. Again anything that has the bible involved draw scrutiny and scorn, its really sad that the new enlightened generation cant see the past a realize what is about to happen.
Hell is NOT a burning place and it never was, that was one more thing evil people invented Sheol or hades gehenna, gehenna was the city dump where criminals who didnt have any money where thrown if they died hell or hades meant simply the common grave,,,Jesus refereed to death as a sleep. God doenst want to torture anyone forever, its a lie and nothing but a lie,,,but,,,,it didnt come from the Bible, it came from evil men changing wording and interpretation.
Such animosity leads me to believe your life is unfulfilling or you have been lied to and hurt by someone supposedly religious ,,sorry, wish i could help.
I've read it. In Latin, in primary school. And, when I was in solitary for 6 months, I read it in English, in 4 different versions. I was a devout Christian, I strove to live my life like christ. But then, I realized -- your god evolved. Christmas Trees -- the Asherah Pole spoken about and condemned in Isaiah after Yaweh and Ashirah broke up is the easiest example to bring forth. Your "bible" is a hodgepodge of different books, from different eras, with differing lineages, and questionable origins.
Hand me a "Bible" that wasn't agreed upon by a counsel of men, a single book written/inspired in a single sitting. If you can do that, I'll give [ ] that much credence to it. The Quran can be authenticated, there is PROOF OF LINEAGE. Maybe THAT is why christians hate muslims so damned much. I hold no animosity towards the bible, nor do I hold animosity towards those poor simpletons who think it's a genuine "Book of god."
I'm an atheist. I do not believe in any gods or goddesses. I believe in simple TRUTHS: Math, Science, Reasoning. I believe in higher evolution, and man's ability to continually evolve. I do the "right thing" because I want to, not because I'm compelled by some majick sky guy, and not so I can get some reward in the hereafter.
Your trumpeting about the bible though, while living on my ancestral lands, stolen from our tribes, nations, bands, and pueblos -- that's hypocrisy of the highest order. Your entire life - birth to death -- is a statement against your Christianity. As is your pick-and-choose nature of "christianity." Either 100% of the bible is truth, factual, and accurate, or non of it is. It's not a "grab what you want" buffet book.
Your "3 books of Romans" is no more the word of God than the words in this post.
And with that, I'm done trying to make the sound of clapping with one hand... As Jesus said, I'm brushing the dust from my robes, and moving on. (A better quote: "Dude, you're supposed to be christian, shouldn't you forgive and move on?" -- David Cross.
Oh, and Utah's anti-gay marriage law was struck down by the federal appellate court today, another win! That's 18 states, and the feds that realize that everyone should have an equal right to be miserable.
EDIT: My Christianity was disingenuous. I never felt guilt or remorse for anything I did. Just for having to pay the consequences... So, I could never be a "true christian." No matter how much I wanted it to be, or hoped it would be.
, yet we are all still being charged a hefty interest for any money we borrow, and banks are still in business. If people want to live by the Leviticus rules, maybe they have to embrace every single one of them?
