In The Not Too Distant Future…

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Fairwinds said:
you should never work in a place where renting a room will cause you this grief. if you took a job and salary under the false pretenses that you’d do your job the way every other clerk would, I’d fire you as fast as you’d refuse service to gays. probably faster.

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Actually no. God wants strong Christians in every nook and cranny of society, helping Him to sanctify the entire world.

We need hotel clerk who are willing to serve the public but who when they see and suspect sin take on penances, in imitation of His Son Jesus. We should pray, we should offer sacrifices and penances.
 
MidnightSun12 said:
It’s like the rich man who asked Christ what He needed to do to obtain eternal life… Our Lord’s answer was to sell everything and give all he had to God.

As christians, we need to stop asking God what the bare minimum is we need do to get into heaven because such thinking leads to hell. The purpose of this life is to give everything we have to further the Kingdom of God. If we can even do something small to help prevent our neighbours from falling into grave sin (even if there is a 99% chance that they will still sin in spite of our efforts), we have a duty to do it.
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Yes yes…so well said. Thank you.
 
MidnightSun12 said:
It’s like the rich man who asked Christ what He needed to do to obtain eternal life… Our Lord’s answer was to sell everything and give all he had to God.

As christians, we need to stop asking God what the bare minimum is we need do to get into heaven because such thinking leads to hell. The purpose of this life is to give everything we have to further the Kingdom of God. If we can even do something small to help prevent our neighbours from falling into grave sin (even if there is a 99% chance that they will still sin in spite of our efforts), we have a duty to do it.
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That’s called scrupulosity, and should be addressed accordingly. In this case it is not a question of doing more than the minimum. It is a question of doing the wrong thing. Refusing to rent a room can be a grave injustice to the one refused service.
 
LeafByNiggle said:
That’s called scrupulosity, and should be addressed accordingly. In this case it is not a question of doing more than the minimum. It is a question of doing the wrong thing. Refusing to rent a room can be a grave I justice to the one refused service.
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Not if it’s done with the intention and desire of preventing a person’s soul from falling into hell. In such a case, choosing to not rent out the room would be an act of charity in the eyes of God. Intentions are what matter to our Lord.
 
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Not if it’s done with the intention and desire of preventing a person’s soul from falling into hell. In such a case, choosing to not rent out the room would be an act of charity in the eyes of God. Intentions are what matters to our Lord.
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OK, answer this: Yours is the only motel in a small town. It is January in Wyoming and 45 miles from the next town. Two guys come in the door. They say they have been driving all day and need a place to stay the night before continuing their journey. The way they interact with each other convinces you they are a gay couple. But you overhear one of them say to the other “…but no sex tonight. I’m too tired…”. In addition they are low on gas and the local station doesn’t open until morning. Would God see your refusal to rent to them as an act of charity?
 
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