The born again’s answer? The child molestor will go to heaven because he found Christ. The Buddhist monk will burn in hell because he has not accepted Christ.

I was stunned. His reasoning was so warped. I decided to throw a wrench in the works… I asked him how he would feel if he learned that the only reason the child molestor “found christ” was to make certain that he didnt burn in hell.

His answer (to my delight and to his later embarrassment)…. “You can’t fool God..if he really didnt mean it, god would know. Jesus only sees what’s in your heart, he doesnt hear words”. As soon as those words came from his lips, he realized what I was trying to tell him… it doesnt matter what label we give ourselves and god doesnt subscribe to labels. It’s how we act, treat others and what’s in our hearts… on that basis, he finally agreed that the monk would go to heaven.

One little triumph for understanding religion and god.. yes?

:) Thanks for being so open minded Cory.

Cory

What I do find hard to wrap my head around is the fact that so many Christians ignore this… they also ignore that everything in nature has male and female aspects… if not positive and negative aspects… or all of the above.. why would we assume that “god” would be any different? I will agree that nothing on this Earth would equal any god or deity… and the “All” is supreme… I could go on and on about my views of religion (all of them) trust me.

It’s ok.. I respect others religions… if Christianity works for people, then their God is happy. If Wicca works for others, their Goddess is happy. All paths lead to the Divine.. no matter how you package it. As long as we are all living right and treating others with respect and dignity, then we will all have happiness and satisfaction in the next world.

Peace- Susanne

Susanne, if you feel that Mary Magdalene was painted that way in order to erase femaile lineage from the bible, than why do you even believe The Bible? Couldn’t the entire thing be “painted that way” to make us believe it? But, you make a good case for that little bit of info. But if that is the only beef that you have with my post, than I am happy, bc it really doesn’t matter whether or not she was a prostitute. The point I was trying to make there was that Jesus loves ALL of us!

tripp, what in the world are you talking about? Here is the reply that you wrote:
“u talk about god and jesus. that the bible is against gays?¢‚Ǩ?°?É‚Äû?Ǭ?..but moses was a homosexual?¢‚Ǩ?°?É‚Äû?Ǭ?..haha, i pitty you”

First of all, I wrote the exact opposite from what you accused me of. If you can show me where I said that The Bible is against gays, I would appreciate it. The point that I was trying to make was that even if you are gay, Jesus loves you anyway. That’s why I told you to read those verses. And the whole Moses being gay thing; I have never heard that in my life and it is going to take more than a guy who writes in all lower case letters to convince me of that!

KEEP THE REPLYS COMING!

-Cory McC

First of all, I want to apologize to the writer of this article for the people who do in-fact have a differing opinion, but portrayed it in such a rude way.

I myself differ from the author of this piece, but would like to argue it out like adults instead of mudslinging back and forth like some people.

Let me make it clear to you that I am a Republican and a Lutheran, but I have to disagree with you on this issue. Let me just make a list of all the things that I have to say about this article:

1. Kirk Cameron? I think you will have to find a more legitimate source for a doctor than the son of a psychologist on one of my favorite sitcoms “Growing Pains.”

2. Being homosexual isn’t exactly a choice(although it is debatable), unlike smoking cigarettes or marijuanna or whatever.

3. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States. Cancer in general is the second leading cause of death in the U.S., only to heart disease. So basically what I am saying here is that even if Kirk Cameron(Mike Seaver) is correct with his statistics, it happens in far fewer numbers then does lung cancer.

4. While I am not gay and am not a gay activist, I am not a homophobe. I respect their decision to be homosexual. Why do I respect that decision??? Read on.

5. Then said Jesus, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do …”

~Luke 23:34

“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned, forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”

~Luke 6:37~

“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”

~1 John 3:11~

Just think about that for a minute. Do you think Jesus was excluding homosexuals from these statements? I don’t think so. Do you? If you do, then consider Mary Magdalene. She was a prostitute, yet it appeared to me that Jesus loved her anyway!

Please feel free to respond to my comment or email me at mccollum@mailbox.sc.edu

-Cory

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I told you your brain is shrinking