Deep-Blue,

What having a gay relative has to do with whether the bible permits perverted sex is irrelevant. Someone who has committed adultery could well save your life. Of course I would be thankful. That does not make adultery right. I to have someone who has chosen to be gay in my family. They are actually a very nice person. Their behaviour however is disgusting.

My apologies to David G. I should of written David F. With a nonsensical belief such as evolution every sexual perversion can be made permissable. Your twisting of Scripture re David is deceitful. There is absolutely no evidence that David and Jonathon engaged in perverted sex.

God solved this problem in sending Jesus to meet his requirement for justice by showing undeserved mercy ... for those who want to receive it.
Posted by Matt 548, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 4:53:00 PM

All that means....Horses for courses.....Matt 548, I found this. I hope you are not offended. http://tinyurl.com/2bauks

BLUE

What is new Peter? Of course the Bibles have been open to all different connotations and perceptions through generations. When a Minister or Priest reads from the Bible [New Testament], they are quoting Versus as you have, with most Ministers and Priests leaving it to their parishioners to decipher and interpret their own messages.

Most of the versus in the New Testaments that the majority of churches extract, generally reflect their original Commandments.

Similar to Muslims interpreting these days [in this generation] their own versions of the Koran. The terrorists interpretations of the Koran differ greatly to the elderly Muslim followers of the Koran. Some older friends who become upset with some of their young interpreting the Koran's versus and commandments in negative ways.

I have never bothered 'following' or being influenced by Priests, Ministers or any other person's beliefs and interpretations of the New Testament, and avoided the Old Testament like the plague....God's wrath revenging sinners etc.

During my life journey its been interesting to observe that those people most firmly shouting 'anti-gays' either hold a fascination for wanting to be gay or later on follow a gay journey including religious bretheren.

We all commit sins, no-one is a 'better' human being than any other, and it all reverts to being honest with ourselves.

Sorry runner, I just had to comment following this:

"There is absolutely no evidence that David and Jonathon engaged in perverted sex."

Evidence?!? Your kidding me right? For as long as I've been reading OLO you have never used, cited, responded to, or understood anything resembling 'evidence'. Define evidence.

As for the article, it focuses on Scripture and it's interpretation. Runner, do you know your Scripture? If so are you able for formulate a valid argument? Time to put up or shut up.

Matthew 548,
Jesus had not a single thing to say about homosexuality, but an awful lot to say about love, forgiveness and mercy. He also warned against judging others.

I’m guessing you’ve taken your tag from the Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 5:48: “be perfect, as God is perfect”. It’s well to remember the Lucan parallel to this saying - Luke 6:36: “be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”

Runner,
As you describe homosexuality as “unnatural” I think it’s a fair question to ask how you distinguish the “natural” from the “unnatural”, and I propose a definition of “natural” as including “that which occurs in nature”. So the behaviour of animals is entirely relevant

I enjoyed this satirical article. And I simply can't fathom why some people feel that the right to be Christian gives them the right to poke their noses into other people's private lives.

War

Rape

Murder

Poverty

Equal Rights For Gays

Guess which one some people are protesting?

Why is it that, as a culture we're more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?