The New York Times Wants Us to Rewrite the Bible

Townhall ^ | 04/08/2015 | Michael Brown

[SeekAndFind]

RE: After all, he argues, the belief that homosexual practice is sinful “prioritizes scattered passages of ancient texts over all that has been learned since — as if time had stood still

The writer seems to determine what morality is by looking at the calendar.

[ViLaLuz]

Ok... So why is Christian choice not equal to his choice?

[Red Badger]

Morality, as defined by liberals, is whatever you want to do - do it..........

[oldtech]

Truths that are changed at a whim are not truths.

[M Kehoe]

I can laugh at these people, now.

I can take being called a bigot etc., I can take bashing my religion, and trying to take away my guns, or free speech.

But, there may come a time when all bets are off, and I start hunting the people I laughed at.

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[marsh2]

It is the same foundational argument to those who believe that marriage is a holy religious sacrament between God a man and a woman. The legislature wants to recognize marriage between gays. However, under the Bill of Rights, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”. It cannot change the Bible and redefine marriage. Only a church can do that as one of the Presbyterian churches recently did. The only jurisdiction the legislature has is in defining civil unions.

The legislature cannot prohibit the free exercise of conscience, yet it wants to force people (florists, bakers, photographers) to participate in a ceremonial celebration that they feel violates the sacrament of marriage. That would clearly be prohibiting the free exercise of their religion prohibited under the Constitution.

BTW, I am not religious nor am I opposed to gay civil unions. I just don’t think that government has any authority to meddle in church doctrine or rights of conscience.

[wastoute]

LOL! Gummints have been trying to meddle in Faith for millennia. It just never works.