Jesus didn’t marginalize anyone (maybe except the Pharisees and ultra-Orthodox Jews *hint *hint)…
wink wink nudge nudge know whatcha mean.Jesus didn’t marginalize anyone (maybe except the Pharisees and ultra-Orthodox Jews *hint *hint)…
Jesus ministered to prostitutes (one even washed his feet) and cohabitating couples (see the Samaritan woman at the well who had five husbands).
I’m sure he told them to turn from their sin but I am also equally sure that he didn’t marginalize them like some here suggest we do.
Obviously you too are a time traveller. Will you be staying long?
It was VeritasLuxMea who was other time traveller who ‘murdered’ himself and removed ‘Cathar’ as his religion identifier. However, I must ask, how can anything survive an extinction? That seems to be a rather contradictory notion, don’t you think?
Indeed, Roman Emperors fed many Christians to the lions and used other exquisite tortures on them. Cathars, however, tortured themselves. Just how intent are you on doing the same thing to yourself?
You seem to have a comprehension problem. Lux wrote this in post #87 -
Being of a charitable disposition and not in the least hostile, I will refrain from demanding that you apologise. However, should your conscience trouble you enough to make you do so, I will, of course, understand.
And who says I’m ‘so worried’ about lobbyists? I do worry that they circumvent the democratic process and anyone living in a democracy should be so worried. After all, they simply sell their services to the highest bidder. Even a time traveller like you should see a problem with that!
Are you inclined to think Jesus will interfere in a human political process? Or come down in His regal splendour to set things right? Or perhaps He leaves men to decide moral questions on their own? After all, He did give Peter the right to ‘bind and loose’ on Earth, something which you seem to have entirely forgotten. Imagine if Peter and the other Apostles had said “Oh, Jesus will take care of it.” Why, they’d still be back in Galilee catching fish.don’t you think Jesus will take care of it. Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry - Pio
So you took Wellok’s place, whose status now is banned, I notice.
Let’s keep the focus on what homosexuals really want which is the OP, not on your generalized disagreement with all things Catholic.
Yes, I’m asking you what specific items of clothing gives someone the right to ridicule a stranger in a church. You keep talking about miniskirts and revealing dresses. These are obviously revealing and don’t meet the standards of modesty. It’s not necessary to make a list because there is a very clear cut standard. If I can see your buisness, it’s not appropriate for church. The level of “gayness” of most men’s clothing is far more subjective than that and you know it.
I think you will be fine. If you were at my church I’d be happy to sit in a pew with you as I would with any chaste, single Christian.
Are you surprised that there is a concensus on a Catholic forum that homosexuality is wrong? After all, it IS a Church teaching. I don’t think anyone is arguing that having a same sex attraction is a choice. It is obvious, however, that choosing to engage in immoral sexual activity IS a choice and that is what is a sin. On that, I think most of us are agreed. Homosexuals probably are not trying to destroy society, however, they are most definatly trying to change it and I don’t think the change is good for the most part.
And to add to what Allegra wrote to you, no-one thinks that homosexuals all by themselves are trying to destroy society. However, the liberalising of all morality, including that which allows girls to wear ultra tight shorts and that which helps to destroy marriages, is also what is destroying society. A society, any society, needs a moral code to hold itself together as a society. If you trash the moral code, then society will indeed fall apart. The only thing left to hold a society together is whatever laws a government passes and they can be anything, because the morality which used to constrain governments is also gone.
You seem to forget that, apart from the Apostles and other believers, everyone else marganilized themselves from Jesus. Jesus came along because just about everyone had marginalised themselves from God.
No one can “love someone to heaven.” That’s the stuff of the sloppy ignorant products of Hollywood. This is the sort of thing you eat popcorn by. This sort of thing makes no sense in Christian theology.
Actually, John, what you say is almost completely true. It’s true for the short to moderate run.
Yep, that’s about it. I was at Starbucks this afternoon and one of the baristas was a young woman who had her hair shaved nearly to the scalp. all over her head, except at the top. It kind of resembled haircuts male Marines wear. I assumed she was a lesbian – she seemed very nice, but yeah, I admit that I made an assumption about her, judging by her appearance and I couldn’t stop looking at her hair. Okay, yes, I shouldn’t be judgemental and I shouldn’t stare. She may very well feel that we should all accept that her look, as well as their behaviors as normal but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it.
I don’t have a problem with people who have SSA, but I do have a problem with homosexual behaviors and agendas, AND the way some go out of their way to flaunt their orientation. Effeminate, flamoyant gay males and masculine females who tailor their appearance to look male.
…And call them “homophobic,” a word I despise since “phobic” means a fear of something, not disapproval.
May I ask you a question? Why do you and other gays dress and behave in a manner that tells people you’re gay?
Faith, we’ve been through this issue with mitex. Just keep reading through the thread. He has identified the problem himself and is attempting to rectify it as best he can. He’s doing OK.
Can you tell us exactly how it is that you’ve been dressing and behaving so that we have a clearer picture of what we’re talking about?