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To: Faith Presses On
I posted this at their site (o tried to: it didn't seem to go through):
"The Bible never directly addresses, and it certainly does not condemn, loving, committed same-sex relationships."

This is a strangely misleading statement. Of course loving, committed same-sex "relationships" are OK. It describes almost all of the relationships in the Bible: fathers and sons, brothers, cousins, Ruth & Naomi, Mary & Martha of Bethany. These were friend and kinship relationships, and did not imply anything about sexual appetite or gratification.

What the Bible condemns is seeking sexual contact outside of man-woman marriage. It's not the "relationship" (if that means friendship or kinship loyalty) that's a sin --- far from it, friendship is good. It's the misuse of the sexual function.

You can certainly have a deep, committed friendship without going for genital arousal. So this use of the word "relationship" is, in this context, an apparently intentional ambiguity.

Right from the git-go, dishonest argumentation.

7 posted on 05/27/2014 1:51:26 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Justice and judment are the foundation of His throne." - Psalm 89:14)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“I posted this at their site (o tried to: it didn’t seem to go through):”

Your comment is there. Good post.


19 posted on 05/28/2014 6:30:35 AM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (Vote Democrat. Once you're OK with killing babies the rest is easy. <BCC><)
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