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- From: wpr@atlanta.dg.com (Bill Rawlins)
- Subject: Re: A paper I wrote for a speech class
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.140533.24016@rambo.atlanta.dg.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 14:05:33 GMT
- References: <1992Dec16.100959@IASTATE.EDU> <237@spchsys.spchsys> <1992Dec21.221328.29662@rambo.atlanta.dg.com> <1992Dec22.022237.16012@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- In article <1992Dec22.022237.16012@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, lfoard@Turing.ORG (Lawrence C. Foard) writes:
- |> In article <1992Dec21.221328.29662@rambo.atlanta.dg.com> wpr@atlanta.dg.com (Bill Rawlins) writes:
- |> >In article <237@spchsys.spchsys>, jjt@spchsys.spchsys (John J. Turley) writes:
- |> > Most of the Jed-haters hate being told that there are
- |> > divine laws which they do not like; for example, laws against fornication.
- |>
- |> To bad you don't know what fornication means. Before ramming the bible down
- |> our throats perhaps you should read a biblical commentary. The word
- |> fornication is derived from the name of the archs where prostitutes hung
- |> out. Saying not to visit prostitutes is not the same thing as saying not
- |> to have sex outside of marriage.
-
- Sounds like you just took religion 101. You sound like I did when
- I was a student. You are ruled by your hormones and you develop an
- ethic to support it. I know what fornication means - It is from the
- Greek word "pornia", which, curiously enough, is where we derive the
- term "pornography". It stands for all impure sexual
- relationships. Read Hebrews 13:4 - The marriage bed is undefiled,
- but the pornia God will judge. It is your own self-serving ethic
- which says that fornication is only going to prostitutes.
- |>
- |> Questions of the existance of God aside why should I take a messenger
- |> seriously who hasn't even taken the time to understand his own religion?
- |>
- Jed is one of the most well-learned men you will meet. He knows not
- only the Bible, but is extremely well-learned on history.
- |>
- |> > not accept the message because I do not like the messenger. Okay, the
- |> > loss is yours and your excuse won't help you on judgment day.
- |>
- |> Your threats won't change reality.
-
- I make no threats. The question you have to grapple with is:
- "What is reality?" "Is there an absolute ethic, or can I 'roll my own?' "
- |>
- |> > Jed's dogma
- |> > is the Bible. Take the time to investigate its claims.
- |>
- |> I have, I've found neither evidence to prove or disprove gods existance.
- |> However I know that if there is a God and the bible is his word that Jed
- |> is 100% wrong, because he and those like him have twisted the meaning of
- |> the words.
-
- How so?
- |>
- |> >Examine the Bible and repent (which means to
- |> > turn from your ways and surrender to God's ways).
- |>
- |> But if the bible is the word of God surrendering to what fundementalists
- |> demand would be to go against God. The Gospels are quite clear, if I was
- |> to become a Christian tomorrow I wouldn't be ashamed about having sex with
- |> another man, I would be ashamed that I had not given all my money to the
- |> poor.
-
- Even nature teaches that homosexuality is wrong. A little
- anatomical analysis will reveal this in about five seconds.
- The question is, "Does God care?" Yes, He destroyed Sodom and
- Gomorrah because of it. Read Romans chapter 1. And Hebrews 13:4.
-
- There is a way of forgiveness and the power to do right
- for the Christian. Repent now, and God will help you step out.
-
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- - Bill
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