Is banning the Bible next?

Jerusalem Post ^ | Aug. 13, 2003 | Mark Steyn

[azhenfud]

Excellent article.

John Ch.17 V.14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

And so it is...

[rudypoot]

"But throughout the Western world, tolerance has become remarkably intolerant, and diversity demands ruthless conformity."

A gay man can walk in a parade with buttless pants but if a straight guy does it's called indecent exposure.

[Tax-chick]

Just time to start memorizing Scripture. A subscription to Voice of the Martyrs magazine may be helpful, as well.

Excellent points. www.persecution.com and it's free, too.

[bereanway]

That's exactly right. Homo expression has been elevated to such a status that public displays of indecency by a particular group are now given a green light. We're way past "don't ask don't tell".

There is such a disconnect developing between our laws and our prevailing mores and values that eventually something has to give. As this continues people lose respect for the law and more and more force is required to maintain observance. If order isn't maintained we slip into some form of anarchy with a strongman coming to the fore. The foundations are being undermined.

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

The Bible says that all Scripture was given by Inspiration and I am sure that it was only done one time by an all knowing God. Since 1881 many are taking part in so-called Bibles that change the Word of God to make it say what they believe, or seem to believe, is popular.

Exactly!! There is only One True Godly English Bible... the 1560 Geneva Bible, Bible of the Reformation Church and the most popular Bible amongst the righteous American Colonists until within a few decades of the Revolution.

All blaspheming heretics who use the evil 1611 King James Bible (which is practically nobody; well over 99% of all King James Bibles in common usage are the wickedly-modernistic 1817 Revision), a "Bible" commissioned NOT by the Church but rather by a borderline-apostate English King for the specific purpose of "toning down" some of the anti-royalist language in Scripture, are sacrilegious Ba'al-worshippers, damned to Hell!! Right?? RIGHT?? Preach it, brother!!

That was what you meant, right?

No?

[Hobsonphile]

I'm a little more... I suppose "liberal" would be the correct term... about homosexuality, but Steyn has hit the nail on the head with this one. The current gay agenda isn't about tolerance- it's about forcing an anti-family, anti-religion, anti-decency world view onto our society.

As I said, I don't consider homosexuality itself an abomination. But I do think the homosexual community should be open to criticism like any other group.

What bothers me in particular is the conflation of homosexuality with all forms of sexual deviance. I just don't get why these activists think being gay means you must embrace promiscuity, hardcore porn, and public lewd behavior. There is enough evidence out there to show that such a lifestyle is extremely dangerous to one's physical and emotional health. Why sentence your community to death, spiritual and physical, in this fashion?

The focus on identity politics is troubling too. One's sexual orientation should not be the whole of one's identity. Each individual is valuable and unique and may call himself by many names.

Just my opinion, for what it's worth.

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Why sentence your community to death, spiritual and physical, in this fashion?

You've hit on something here: The radical homosexual is the poster child for the negative population growth mavens.

• Homosexuals expend their sexual activity in non reproductive sex.
• They love to celebrate their lifestyle and so are willing to promote it widely, even to the very impressional young in schools, making policy makers happy in that the adolescent's chance of choosing a gay lifestyle is more likely
• They get sick and die early
• The promiscuity of even a few has made the lifestyle more deadly.

With an NPG certainty as high as that, but with an absolute gaity about it, wouldn't you, if you were a policy maker concerned about the scarcity of worldwide resources and didn't feel comfortable with outright killing people, wouldn't you find those who practiced homosexuality the perfect model of citizen?

See? You and I have it wrong! Off to the reeducation camp with us until we realize that per deep environmentalists, seeking normative homosexuality is good policy.

[spodefly]

"But throughout the Western world, tolerance has become remarkably intolerant, and diversity demands ruthless conformity."

Orwell knew all about these people.

[Sarah]

nice site!: http://www.JewPoint.blogspot.com
This homosexual agenda is so like the story of Lot in Sodom, when the townsfolk surround his home and demand to be allowed to all have anal sex with the guests. I always learned this with a bit of incredulity, like a whole TOWN would not be ashamed to do this en MASSE? I can just see it coming now, where the law, increasingly pro-homosexuality, will get to the point of forcing a person to engage in the behaviour itself!

[Sarah]

Thanks Pokey78, (and tares?) and yonif

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Chilling stuff in this piece.

[Susannah]

Be sure to vote "yes" that marriage should be heterosexual at this CNN poll and pass it on (poll is now down to 49% yes>

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/30/bush.gay.marriage/index.html

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks for the ping, friend

[JohnHuang2]

Mark Steyn MEGA PING!!

[dixie sass]

All persons of faith, no matter the religion should rise up and protest this.

As an Episcopalian, I am appalled and ashamed of what our church has done. So are all Episcopalian's that I know. We are the Soddam and Gormorah of the 21st century and we are letting Satan run amok.

All persons of faith should be taking a stand and telling Satan to get behind us. We don't though, we just sit and suck out thumbs and make noises that are meaningless.

I hate no-one, I despise their practices. They are the spawn of the devil.

[dixie sass]

If we would stop feeling sorry for the "minorities", maybe...

No, that won't work.

With all the land available in Africa or South America or the far reaches of the Russian Steppes, maybe they could form their own country. They would then have all of the freedoms and rights that they want.

[dixie sass]

"Offensive Passages"?

[dixie sass]

I don't want to leave the Church, I do want to see that the Church is set back on the right path.

We have seen so changes over the last thirty years and some were good and some were bad. The latest is an atrocity.

How can we give up on the Church when she needs us now? She never gave up on us in our hour of need.