Wow Really!

[vp44]

Preachers who have relationships and babies not within a marriage. How do most feel about this.

[stretch1967]

It sounds immoral.

[Falconer02]

Hmm...it sounds as if preachers are normal human beings with normal human tendencies. Who woulda thought?

[BATISTAGIRL663]

people are people whether they are a preacher -lawyer or whatever we all have needs and wants --we are not a perfect people--i am not here to judge anyone

[BJohnsonPP]

Preachers not having relationships is abnormal. When you deny and repress something natural and normal, it turns into something dark and ugly.

Kids need parents who will love and provide for them. There should absolutely be a commitment to do that, but marriage is not necessarily that commitment. Kids with great unmarried parents are in a better situation than kids with terrible married parents.

[Nancy5]

People are people regardless what they do for a living.  I don't judge anyone and I don't believe God would judge that person either.

[vp44]

Hmm so the Religious believe in America is over rated.

[BJohnsonPP]

Hmm so the Religious believe in America is over rated.

The wording is kind of awkward here too, as I pointed out in another thread, but I'll try to address it anyway. Religious belief in America is high but more times than not, simple common sense and reason trumps what religion has to offer. There's no reason to defer to religion and directives that make no sense, when you can just think about an issue and come to a logical conclusion.

[Falconer02]

The wording is kind of awkward here too, as I pointed out in another thread, but I'll try to address it anyway. Religious belief in America is high but more times than not, simple common sense and reason trumps what religion has to offer. There's no reason to defer to religion and directives that make no sense, when you can just think about an issue and come to a logical conclusion.

Well stated. I can only hope that the higher-ups in religions will begin applying this with their believers. Common sense and logic > Nutty ancient stories.

[jford87]

So long as they aren't hypocrites about it, I say it's fine, to each their own. However, if they preach about no sex outside of marriage, then yes, they are definitely in the wrong.

[Kirenisa]

sounds fine by me, honestly they should be allowed to live the way they want to with out people butting in on their personal lives.

[hitch0403]

What difference does it make whether its a preacher or anyone working just a regular job?First off a man teaching Gods word should know pre-marital sex is a sin.So what is he preaching?

Hundreds of religeons clash in this world.Do all of them lead to God?Well Jesus certainly didnt think the Pharisses had the truth.He told them "you are from your father the devil"Yet the Pharissses thought they did.

And many other clashes too numerous to mention.1 religeon teachs man has an immortal soul...another doesnt.They both cant be right.

[Falconer02]

However, if they preach about no sex outside of marriage, then yes, they are definitely in the wrong.

Yep. People who didn't get down n' dirty before marriage shouldn't be the ones handing out advice for these situations. It differs from couple to couple, really. They should carve their own paths.

First off a man teaching Gods word should know pre-marital sex is a sin.

And sin is an imaginary concept, so anyone with any rational thought process should use common sense and just play it safe.

[hitch0403]

The penalty of sin is death says the bible.All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Nothing imaginery about that

Thru 1 man sin entered into the world.Thus all have sinned ....Romans 5 :12

[BJohnsonPP]

The penalty of sin is death says the bible.All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Nothing imaginery about that

Um, no. There's nothing but imagination here. Also, why would you glorify a being only capable making a world full of sinners? He sucks at this creation thing don't you think?

Thru 1 man sin entered into the world.Thus all have sinned ....Romans 5 :12

Yeah...that makes sense. Everyone should pay for another person's crime...that's certainly a just system