Posted on 05/27/2006 9:45:47 PM PDT by fgoodwin
Gardner -> work of fiction -> wicca
Lovecraft -> work of fiction -> something equally as silly as wicca.
For some odd reason, some folks take Gardner's fiction seriously.
Me? I'm sick of voting for the lesser evil.
C'thulhu for President!!!!
ugh...
I seriously don't want to get into the whole what is fiction and what isn't debate; too many conservative christians who wouldn't understand my point of view (which would lead to my ban).
Let's just say that for the people it's the idea that matters, not the book itsef (which might be the reason why swearing on the bible seems idiotic to me).
No one.
But we kick an idiot out of his position for trying to say the Bible supports homosexual "partnerships."
I notice no scripture supporting his "belief" was in this article. Gee, wonder why?? Could it be because there aren't any?
Exactly. If somebody wants to live the homosexual lifestyle, that's their personal choice. But when they try to not only live that life, but also say the Bible condones it, well, that's a different matter. I'm noticing this topic turning into a Wicca/Lovecraft fest. I'm sure if Wiccans had a saced book and it said in it "Nobody with a 3-legged dog is an acceptable Wiccan", they'd be pretty annoyed if a Wiccian 3-Legged Dog Apologist came along and tried to twist their texts around to say "Oh, in the aincient Gaelic, when it says 'No 3-Legged Dogs', it really means '3-legged dogs? Sure! Go for it!'.
Let's draw it a bit closer to reality; Islam. The Koran is pretty straightforward about it's hatred twoard the Jew. So, when we see OBL, AQ, the head of Iran, etc., say the Jewish state must be eliminated, we might see the need to fight them to the death to defend our own right to exist, but we're not in a position to interpret their scriptures for them. As for the Bible, if folks don't like what it says, I guess they can take it up with the Author.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.