Yeah, I kinda went on a tangent there. Sorry about that.
TheFacelessEvil wrote:
Ingiald wrote:
Also, at least the God of Israel doesn't do crap like destroy a town because somebody turned down their daughter or screw around with hundreds of human women and then instigate a war to get rid of the evidence or ask you to kill babies. You gotta give Him some credit for that.
No, I don't. God of Israel wiped out several cities, lots of people, and slaughtered the first born sons of Egypt(including infants) in some form of Divine Punishment. Regardless, this isn't the thread for Religious debate - just homosexuality. Well, at least in those cases God was actually punishing people for doing something that was probably wrong, and I feel at least had some semblance of a justification. In the examples I listed (from The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Trojan War in Greek myth, and I believe something about the Phoenecians, respectively), the gods killed off people for something petty and stupid or just because they felt like it. But you're right, that's not exactly on topic.
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Ingiald wrote:
So, do these rules apply to people in a modern society who are fairly safe from genocide or plagues? I think that if you genuinely love others and ask forgiveness when you really mess up, they don't necessarily have to.
Thus the rules against homosexuality don't apply anymore, or does it fall under the 'really mess up' catagory?I thought I had made it clear already, but I feel it was one of the rules that was there to make sure the Israelites didn't die out, and don't think of it as inherently wrong.
Also, because I'm in a self-depreciating mood tonight, let's see what me from four years ago had to say about this topic:
Ingiald the Ill wrote:
Who would be proud to have a gay govenor? That's rather odd. I'd move to another state.
some other guy wrote:
I would. I'm gay.
Ingiald the Ill wrote:
Okay, you didn't need to say that. This conversation would have gone on perfectly fine without you mentioning that. I'm not saying any more.
Ah, me from four years ago. Does the drama never end with you? Oh, that's right. It did. Nevermind. Although I have to admit that wasn't as hateful as I remember it. Get your head in the game, me from four years ago!