RelexCryo said:
Sepiida said:
MattRooney06 said:
its shocking that people misread the bible like that
at no point does it ever say no gay's
Actually it quite clearly says that. Specifically it says gay people should be stoned to death (it's in leviticus I believe.)
OT: I wish I could call them crazy but unfortunately stupidity is not a form of insanity. They are however among the most despicable people I have ever seen.
WRONG. I have a copy of the King James Bible right here. It says, "You shall not lie with a man as you do with a woman." However, the punishment in question is exile, not death or stoning. The punishment for homosexuality, incest, and beastiality is to be "cut off" from the people-exile, not torture or murder.
One of the first things my priest told me when i was taking confirmation classes was (this was a while ago, but the words stuck with me): "Remember to not take the bible word for word, but look for the lesson each story is meant to teach for the time it was written. The bible is partly rewritten multiple times with almost each generation to keep up with the times."
When i got home i borrowed the bible my mother has, which is a gift from her grandmother (and was probably a gift to her from her grandmother again..). Comparing that with my version, i was quite surprised to see the differences. That bible was nearly outright racist, with messages that were not found in my bible (thankfully).
At this point in my life, i see the bible as a book containing what is possibly the words of the god in christendom. But they are not where you think they are. The only words in the bible that would come from that god... are ten rules. Everything else is written by man, translated by man and corrupted by man. The full stories are long gone, with only short passages left to be taken in the spirit they were originally meant, for the time they were meant to be in.
Not meaning to offend anyone, these are my thoughts and beliefs about it. If you believe differently, you are welcome to.
But, religion aside. If i didnt think i would be arrested for it, i would happily picket the Phelps if one of them passed away. Or better yet. I would give my left (left, not right.. ) ovary to see them arrested and sentenced for hate speech.
(apologies if i sound short and/or angry, i'm not, but this is the way i write and i cannot write any other way.)