zackisthewalrus wrote:I live in Texas, which as far as I can see, is where all of the homophobes live.


Welcome Zack

Even if one does believe in God, it's important to know that the Bible is a document written and edited by men. God didn't author it. Nor is it even one book. It's a collection of very different religious texts which were all written in different eras. And they were written in ancient times, by people who didn't even knew where the sun went at night; they were making up stories to explain the world around them, and to give their people a history. In later days, stories were added which we nowadays call 'the new testament', but the selection was rather arbitrarily decided by a handful of religious leaders.Disney Duster wrote:Anyway, I didn't want to say this but...God is a mystery, life is a mystery, and people probably think they should just trust in what the Bible, God's word, says, and what they feel God is saying. There are things straight people want to do but they don't do them because they trust God has reasons why they shouldn't do them.
And don't forget what other "abominations" are listed alongside "lieing with a man". There are some strange rules. Like, shaving is also an abomination, or eating shrimp. But do any of the fundies try to push a ban on shaving or shrimps? No, they pick and choose. If homosexuality would really matter that much to God, why did he list it so casually among many other trivial bullsh*t? But good luck trying to get a reasonable answer to that question...Disney's Divinity wrote:As for the quote, "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable," I can understand why so many people take this as a reason to be anti-gay [...]
But humans *are* animals. We can pretend we're not, because we want to feel superior, but biologically speaking, we are. But we're the only species who discriminate against are own because of their sexual preference. That's how "evolved" we are...Disney's Divinity wrote:No, I'm not saying human beings should act like animals, but they're living proof that being gay is natural.
That's just in theory. Can you still count how many times conservative politicians have said "this is a Christian country"? I lost count a long time ago. And how can you expect a seperation between church and state when the president is sworn in on a Bible and he has a priest to perform during his Inauguration?Disney's Divinity wrote:Regardless, I don't none of this has to do with gay marriage at all. That's a legal issue, not a Biblical one. I thought the Church and State were separated years ago?
Yeah, that was Max Mutchnick's stipulation for some reason, that it be put in the library. There's still a fair amount of contention about that, because our library is relatively small (being a college literally in downtown Boston, we have a limited amount of space), and a lot of people would have preferred it to be study space instead. Personally, I think the set would be more appreciated in another building, one more accessible, but whatever...zackisthewalrus wrote:Whoa! That's awesome! I've never heard of a set being in a library. Haha.
Tsk tsk.gumby17 wrote:HEY! i havnt been on this thread in like a year! haha i think that the last time i was on it was literally the nigh that i first came out! which was like october(ish) 2007! haha