Nov 22, 2010 -- 9:57AM, dblad wrote:

Nov 22, 2010 -- 7:55AM, faith713 wrote:

I agree 100%, well said.

Explain what you are agreeing with please.

I doubt very seriously if you have the faintest idea of what you are agreeing with 100%

Yes I am interested in ones own words on who is agreeing with what, why.  It will help the discussion.

I also read the bible alone, and look for historical and poitical context as well as culural histories.  Makes it a great read. 

There are life lesons I have gleamed from the writings over time. One source of many.  For me, all the lessons from any source remain the same. 

Love with every breath, compassion is everything.  Treat othere with the above. Communicate/talk and share something every day. Take risks. Learn and grow and teach. repeat as often as breathing and be prepared  to hold your breath!

This  message is every where. Seen and unseen.  Who agrees and or disagrees and why?

And what does this have to do with chistianity and marriage between 2 consenting adults?  Those 2 Institutions are not going to fall apart just because a couple that are gay and christian want to marry.  What does this have to do with any consenting adults to pair bond legally?

Dar

Nov 22, 2010 -- 10:50AM, darcamani wrote:

 

Love with every breath, compassion is everything.  Treat othere with the above. 

My early religious upbringing, my life experience, and my further Bible and religious study have led me to believe this is the heart of the matter.  The rest is just commentary.  

I think Christianity has become a religion. It should be a way of life. 

Nov 22, 2010 -- 4:07PM, Yavanna wrote:

In other words you pick and choose what's relevant in your Bible and you choose to ignore a great deal of it because it's been "outdated" and God's promises are apparently on a timer and need updating... or maybe the term should be "patching" due to the days we live in.

Also pick and choose how I practice living.

Some things work for me, raising my family and being a foodie.  These chosen  practices come with some rules and ethics.  Some from society/law and some because I have my own ROC.

I choose to not be a crhristian because I find that path inauthentic for me.   I would have to lie ,cheat, steal and kill, and divorce just to get started trying! And then ask some very old man that is very dead to forgive me?  And believe it!

No personal responsibility there. 

No marriage either.  I can't honestly say to anyone " I promise...forever..."

I do not want to marry my partner.  We have a "marriage" between us, designed by us for us.

No we do not get all the property rights straight people and some gay ones get with that paper.

I would like to be equal, at this rate it is economically less expensive for me to be less than.

it is a transaction after all and I am frugal.

Dar