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To: JustSayNoToNannies
I don't know what the context of Mr. Robinson's comment was framed, but homosexuality is a pervasive evil regardless it's setting. The Bible strictly forbids it. In the Old Testament (which was fulfilled by Christ, therefore done away with) it was a crime punishable by death.

In the New Testament, Rom 1:26ff: For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

Paul discusses numerous other sins but then concludes in verse 32, Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

I don't know what Paul had in mind in verse 32 re "worthy of death." I think the consensus might be that he was referring to the second death, viz. eternal damnation. Regardless, he was saying that homosexuality is an abomination in public or private.

I also don't understand your reference to small vs large case libertarian. I don't think it's relevant. Libertarians universally demand/espouse that which God condemns, and that's enough for me.

44 posted on 12/19/2012 8:36:17 AM PST by LouAvul
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To: LouAvul
I don't even think there's a freerepublic any more, given the libertarians posting on this thread.

This sounds pretty small-"l" libertarian to me: [...]

I don't know what the context of Mr. Robinson's comment was framed,

I gave you the link - you can easily see the context yourself.

but homosexuality is a pervasive evil regardless it's setting. The Bible strictly forbids it. In the Old Testament (which was fulfilled by Christ, therefore done away with) it was a crime punishable by death.

It seems that the founder/owner of FreeRepublic doesn't think it's government's proper role to enforce all biblical proscriptions. Perhaps FR is not the site for you.

I also don't understand your reference to small vs large case libertarian.

Uppercase L is the Libertarian Party, which endorses some flaky things.

I don't think it's relevant. Libertarians universally demand/espouse that which God condemns

No, they demand/espouse individual liberty to choose whether to do non-rights-violating things that God condemns.

45 posted on 12/19/2012 8:45:53 AM PST by JustSayNoToNannies ("The Lord has removed His judgments against you" - Zep. 3:15)
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