I have stayed 100% on topic, and I did it without calling people evil or passing religious judgment on them. Love is not a choice but a lifestyle. In a country where we have religious freedom, gay marriage should be legal. Otherwise, it is discrimination.
I will no longer be trolled. Anyone else have something to say, I will be happy to address it.
Trolled Amy, I posted twice in this thread before you came on board. I didn't call people evil so stop putting words in my mouth. However, sin that people commit, IS evil.
Like I said before, you and I have not agreed on this from the beginning. We and others have debated this long and hard in other threads. This is not personal, but a difference in beliefs. Both of us believe very strongly about this subject, and we are at totally opposite ends of the spectrum in our separate beliefs. That's just how it is.
I am going to hate myself for this tomorrow because I promised myself I would never respond to you again, and through my weakness I am taking the bait.
My posts were not aimed at you. It is very clear my position on gay marriage by anyone who has ever conversed with me in this forum or outside (and you have done both), and I have the freedom to post my opinion in a gay marriage thread as much as you do, Annella. You continuously direct your comments at me, though, when you know how adamant I am about my position. Your words are wasted on me.
Saying repeatedly that we have debated this previously adds nothing to the topic, so why do you feel the need to do this? This has no impact on my steadfast support of gay people and gay marriage. Do you believe that making the weak comment about "the Bible says no" and "gay people are sinners" is really going to do anything other than make you look bad? You are trolling me, Annella, just the way you troll people who disagree with you in other topics.
I would in no way attempt to impede on your freedom to post in this forum as you will. Please stop trying to do so to me.
As for calling gay people evil:
Homosexuality is a sin against God, the Bible calls it a stink in God's nostrils, and an abomination. How can I compromise or gloss over the Truth of the Bible? I can not, and will not. However, you can find those who call themselves Christians who will. There are also so called Christian denominations putting homosexuals in the Ministry. The highest form of blasphemy I can think of is to call evil good, and good evil.....and that is Biblical.
Interpret it as you will. There are as many interpretations of the Bible as there can be on your own statement. I, however, see absolutely no love in these words of yours. So many words of yours are absent of love. Not exactly the type of person I would wish to have preach to me.
What bait? I'm not baiting you....I'm voicing my own belief in a thread that interested me. When I posted in this thread, you were not even in it or posted anything yet. Something is very clearly wrong with your accusation of me trolling you Amy. Anybody can go back in this thread and read it all the way through to see that your accusation is unfounded. What I do see is an axe to grind, and it's not my axe. You are taking this way too personal, so it's time to let this go as it's not about the subject anymore. Why do I say that? Because of your words at the beginning of your post, then you say your posts are not aimed at me.
Don't say something unless you are willing to stand by it 100%.
There is NOTHING I have said that I would not stand by 100% concerning the Word of God. I've never waffled on anything I've said about the sin of homosexuality or anything I've posted in this forum anything Biblically. You've accused me of this before, and my answer to you is the SAME. What have I not stood by 100%?
Amy, both of us have every right to post in this public forum. Post away, and forget about if someone aims a post at you or not. Really.....who cares? Believe me, it's not worth the aggravation. I'm not trying to impede on your freedom to post in this forum. Goodness, it's a silly forum for crying out loud! Sorry FC.
Have a good evening and spend some quality time with your family.....they are the ones that are worth any aggravation.
Please don't flatter yourself. And please make no further mention of my family. You have made it clear again and again how little you ever knew me, and for you to make even the slightest mention of my family? Really? You are just a piece of gum on the bottom of my shoe, and nothing more.
You're the one making everything personal, as you have done time and again. Besides that fact, gay marriage
is a very personal issue for me. Of course I'm going to get offended when you call gay people evil
as I clearly pointed out in my previous post. Issues such as gay marriage, women's rights, and religion are very personal issues for me, as they are for anyone. If you don't want anyone to take your posts personally, don't post in those topics. If you do post in those topics, don't whine "you're taking this personally!" when someone does. This is not a difficult concept to comprehend. Stop play acting like you have compassion and actually display it. Honestly. Your words on this topic alone have no compassion in them, and that should, quite honestly, be included in Reverend 101.