Yep. I was an agnostic/atheist, but āthe desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for.āYeah, there is still that gnawing feeling inside though. Many come here to see how much mileage they can get with those rationalizations. I guess it makes them feel better.
Ya, I think I would take a pass on that one.Imagine Hollywood getting all weeweed up about that like they do about someone who ācomes out of the closetā?
Weeweed upā¦? This is the heart of the whole problemā¦!
Nice job. (not understanding that they cannot change what is natural to both Catholics and non-catholics alike.)I think its a funny term. My kids use it all the time.
Well, I was forced to retire in 1980 so to pass the time away I picked two hobbies to persue, Religion and Politics? My family and friends told me , your going to be Very Smart ,or Insane? I think I;m walking a Thin line,but its interesting. Ithink Politica and Religion are games people play , with our brains?? do you know why people say, ānever debate Politics orReligion??ā because you might find out the TRUTH? And, Poititions and Religious leaders, DONāT WANT THAT??
āno one is forbidding thisā Where have you been? for the last 10 years there has been a GAG-ORDER by the entire Main Stream Media and Fox news Network on saying anything negative about homosexuality,or ,by the way ,anti abortion? its a sick country, bashing Catholicism is fine , but leave the mentally diseased homosexual alone?
This is irrational and inaccurate hyperbole. Besides, all you do here is whine, and then get in your smear. How much do you expect others to listen to you if this is the extent of your commentary?
What do you believe is the best way to show compassion for those who engage in homosexual behavior?
Im going to go out on a limb and answer for myself and likely for Larkin and others as well. I think the answer is to treat them just the same as everyone else. Show compassion for them being treated like second class citizens, whenever that issue arises. I think you will see past each other with the idea that their being gay automatically makes them in need of compassion, like a cancer victim. Even if well intentioned, it generates resentment.
Certainly not like a cancer victim! ā¦more like an alcoholic. They have a disordered desire they have to struggle with. Iām not going to tell them, āeverybody drinks! Donāt worry about itā¦hereās a map to all the best bars.ā
Same way you would a heterosexual.
Larkin is the one who has been claiming we had to show compassion -now you tell us we shouldnt. Does treating them as everyone else mean we have to affirm their behavior? Why do you believe that those who engage in homosexual behavior are treated as second class citizens??? What rights are denied them that are not available to all regardless of race, creed, gender or country of national origin?
Does showing compassion mean we have to approve homosexual behavior? Does it mean we can not openly declare its sinfullness?
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I agree with thisā¦ I simply cannot accept the idea of showing tolerance for those who display pride in homosexual behavior.
Just an example how far homosexualists do push this issue. Of course, the featured article I cite below is in the UK where freedom of speech has already been āmodifiedā to accommodate the strong gay movement there. The U.S. does not have to follow suit, IMHO, that is, if Christians and the conservative constituency take the agnostic liberals to task.
Remember, my whole point about ācompassionā was to tell one poster that he was wrong when he said that Catholics owed no compassion for gay suicides. I still consider that a callous remark, and out of step with Church teachingāwhich I quoted. I canāt imagine that there is any form of suicide that the RCC states that they āhave no compassion for.ā But perhaps you can correct me on that.