[Faith-talk] Discussion

[Beth]

Okay.  So if homosexuality is a sin, as I have seen pointed out so
many times, then what about our lifestyle as blind people living?  The
homosexuals are not trying to shove their lifestyle down or throats.
They just want to live for God's sake.  Yes, it is a sin, and yes,
it's sinfu if I do it to my friends, but please.  I just want my
friends to have their rights.  I'm not as Conservative as you are,
Linda, and I'm a severely liberal Catholic.  I know, I know, it hurts
to be a Catholic in a church full of Conservatives yet be liberal in a
place like Tallahassee.  But let's face it.  My friends want their
rights.  I care for them, and they don't know what suffering they will
feel if we continue to hurt them by the so-called "word".  Okay, I
don't want to diss the Bible, but there's a clear definition of love:
love is a family.  Kids have a right to love, not a right to an
abusive "mom and dad."  Sadly, there are more abusive heterosexual
couples out there than gay ones.  This whole argument has just gone
overboard, and I feel as though I'm being attacked, and my friends, if
they came across this, might be attacked as well.
Beth

On 11/9/08, Corey Cook <ccook01 at knology.net> wrote:
> Linda,
> Very well written email.
> The bible is food for our souls.
> Just as we need physical food, we must feast on the food of the word.
> As for the issue of homosexuality, as many have pointed out it is sin.
> God does hate sin, and this goes for all sin.
> We as Christians need to remember that yes we should be angry about this
> life style being shoved on us.
> But at the same time we need to also not let this sin get in the way of the
> sins we as Christians deal with.
> We are all sinners, those of us who are Christians have been saved from our
> sins.
> But don't be fooled we still deal with sin.
> And to God that sin is just as ugly as homosexuality.
> For some people maybe they need to deal with the way they treat others.
> For others maybe it is the sin of not loving a wife or husband the way God
> says we should love them.
> Just my thoughts.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Mentink" <mentink at frontiernet.net>
> To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 11:07 PM
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Discussion
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have had my computer off since last night, but have read all the
>> messages, except the articles.
>>
>> Now, I'm speaking as a list member, and not the moderator, just so we're
>> clear here.  I believe the Bible--all of it.  It lays out very clearly
>> what sin is, what marriage is, what being a Christian is, and much, much
>> more.   The Bible says that homosexuality is a sin, and there are no true
>> Christians who practice this as a lifestyle.   As has been said here, it's
>>
>> not our opinion; God doesn't care what we think, but what we believe His
>> Word, the Bible, to say.  The Bible is the Christian's guidebook.
>>
>> Because we are being forced to forget God in many public arenas, we as a
>> nation are not following His Word.  We are to love the sinner, but not the
>>
>> sin.  Enough said from me on that point.
>>
>> I encourage all of you to daily read and study your Bibles, and apply what
>>
>> you read to your lives each day.  Most in this country are not believers,
>> Christians, so we should expect them to behave as they do.  We who call
>> ourselves Christians should live separate, holy lives, that we might win
>> others to Christ.  That means how we dress, what music we listen to, how
>> we speak, how we spend our time, what we read, who we hang around with,
>> etc.  Things are going to get worse for us here, so we'd better be
>> grounded in the Word of God, and stay close to Him in prayer.
>>
>> Blessings,
>>
>> Linda
>>
>>
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