Wow, so Bronwyn has heard of the Gospel of Judas (most of us can read newspapers too!) and now wants to use it to prove how "contradictory these word of God accounts are"......such sweeping staements and over-generalisations lead to the conslusion that she doesn't know what she's talking about. My copy of the "Gospel of Judas" (most definitely not written by Judas Iscariot) is no contradiction at all.

2NIGHT on COMPASS (abc) “Who wrote the Bible”...

So... irrespective of who ‘wrote’ it... what IS it ?

“Genesis gives us ‘Creation’ and our fall from Grace. It provides the beginning of Salvation, reconciliation, the birth of a nation, from the seed of Abraham, the sons of Jacob, and the glorious Covenant.

Exodus, “Let my people go” echoes down to us through the words of Moses,

We have the descent into gloom as Job explores the problem of suffering, the Wisdom of Solomon in Ecclesiasties who seeks meaning “All is chasing the wind... all is meaningless”

The prophets cry out against the evils of injustice and spiritual waywardness

The ox knows his master,
the donkey his owner's manger,
but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand."

Then the promise of the Messiah

“All we like sheep have gone astray, but the Lord has laid on HIM, the iniquities of us all, ...he was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities.

Then our glorious Servant King and Savior came in person, born in a humble manger.

18"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,

Acts gives us the outpouring of the Holy Spirit

3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them.

Revelation gives the returning King.

"It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.

1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away...

All celebrated in such musical treasures as Handels Messiah, astounding Architecture and Literary works unparralleled.

Ah, so many christians, and yet not one can logically explain to me why homosexuality is wrong, or why people should be condemned to hell for not believing in your version of god, all we get is ranting about pre-marital sex causing unwanted babies and causing people to kill their offspring - ever heard of contraception Martin?

BOAZ_David

Give us all a break, please! Ease up on the religious fervour. We all know you love God. We don't need to be reminded on a daily basis.

ELIDA

The statement you wrongly attributed to me was in fact made by someone else. I only quoted it in order to refute it which should have been obvious if you had bothered to read the rest of the post.

hellothere,
For a start read: The American Journal of Public Health Highlights Risks of Homosexual Practices
by
A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Vice President, NARTH
http://www.narth.com/docs/risks.html

Try a Christian perspective on homosexual health:
Health risks of the homosexual lifestyle by SUSAN BRINKMANN
http://catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0088.html

Go to Google type in "Homosexual Health" and read the research reports. No good news report!

Hellothere,
Homosexuality and Mental Health Issues
http://www.amazinginfoonhomosexuals.com/mental_health_review.htm

Quick Review: Consider some recent studies evaluating the mental health of homosexuals and bisexuals below.

Quote, "Summary: During the 1960s and early 1970s, homosexuals and homophiles argued that homosexuals were as mentally healthy as heterosexuals. However, confronted by considerable evidence from the late 1990s onward that homosexuals and bisexuals are at least two- to three-fold more likely to manifest mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance use disorders compared to heterosexuals, homosexuals and homophiles have promptly started blaming stigma, prejudice, and victimization for elevated psychiatric morbidity among nonheterosexuals. Preliminary considerations suggest that elevated psychiatric morbidity among nonheterosexuals is not readily explicable in terms of stigma, prejudice, and victimization."

Are you yet satisfied?