tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post3462335217218032948..comments2023-04-02T07:53:15.301-05:00Comments on The Sexiest Geek You Know: Religion is BullshitBryan Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04726807381316495939noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post-34560180071564576992010-04-28T21:56:16.872-05:002010-04-28T21:56:16.872-05:00Romans chapter 1 describes the state of mankind wi...Romans chapter 1 describes the state of mankind without God and some believe it alludes to homosexuality (even though the passage that would is referring to women lusting for eachother, not actually sodomy). Also a lot of Christians lean on the portrait of marriage. Since God ordained the first marriage of Adam and Eve, and there are never references to homosexual marriage in the Bible, it must be wrong.<br /><br />Some others use the story of Sodom. The story is that two angels were in the city of Sodom to visit Lot, but the men of Sodom (all ages, children and elderly) demanded that Lot turn over the two angels (who appeared as men) to be raped. God was angry that the men wanted to rape the angels and so destroyed the entire city. The story never specifically calls out homosexuality but it's the origin of the term 'sodomy' and some Christians cling to it as an example.<br /><br />BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post-19175854572635589782010-04-25T19:10:04.877-05:002010-04-25T19:10:04.877-05:00Then why the retention of the whole "homosex ...Then why the retention of the whole "homosex bad" argument?Bryan Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726807381316495939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post-4080258525635619942010-04-25T17:59:37.993-05:002010-04-25T17:59:37.993-05:00Haha. Yeah, Jesus was a Jew. They are found in the...Haha. Yeah, Jesus was a Jew. They are found in the Christian Bible because they are considered inspired by God, and Christ is considered the fulfillment of the Old Testament (the sacrifice of animals in obedience to God's Law) and the beginning of the New Testament (acceptance of the Messiah as God's Son and the purchaser of salvation). But the actual laws in these books don't apply to Christians. Just Hebrews. I eat pork and fuck bitches as much as the next dude, regardless of how Moses felt about it.<br /><br />BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post-81716791640985225642010-04-20T14:43:03.013-05:002010-04-20T14:43:03.013-05:00Wait a tick. These are all things in the CURRENT C...Wait a tick. These are all things in the CURRENT CHRISTIAN BIBLE. Its not like I pulled these from a Jewish bible. Doesn't matter if they started out as Jewish, they are considered Christian now. In fact, didn't Jesus start out Jewish?Bryan Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726807381316495939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post-21645743111880935332010-04-20T13:04:14.873-05:002010-04-20T13:04:14.873-05:00Thank you. A little bit of education is always goo...Thank you. A little bit of education is always good! Thanks for the great response.Bryan Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726807381316495939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711850488977719172.post-41563138577171854132010-04-20T07:15:39.159-05:002010-04-20T07:15:39.159-05:00I wouldn't try to dissuade you from your belie...I wouldn't try to dissuade you from your beliefs either, but it should be said that the first few paragraphs from man can't lay with other men through not going near women while menstruating are all Levitical law. The Bible teaches that God did not want to impose a long list of laws (which is what the entire book of Leviticus is) but the Hebrews couldn't stay out of trouble and Moses kept begging God for rules to be imposed. <br /><br />Also, the Sabbath isn't Sunday. It's from 6 pm Friday through 6 pm Saturday. It's a common mistake since Christians generally 'worship' on Sunday. But God started on day 1 and on the seventh day he rested. The seventh day is Saturday, and that's the day of rest the Hebrews abide by to this day. <br /><br />Christians don't have a Sabbath, and they aren't held to any of the laws of Leviticus that you wrote out above. The Christian book of Hebrews (found in the New Testament and written after the death of Christ) teaches that Christ is the fulfillment of the law. Because Christ has come there is no longer reason to follow the Law of God. In Christ, we are free from the burden of law because salvation is now reality. Before Christ, when the law was in effect, it was necessary to have the laws because one could not actually achieve salvation. By following the law in faith to God, and asking forgiveness when one failed a point of the law, they showed their willingness to accept Christ when he should come.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm not trying to change your mind but I thought you should know that many of the things you mentioned aren't actually Christian, they're Jewish. Agreed on Noah's Ark though, for sure.<br /><br />BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com