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Originally posted by EcstremeVenomSo Jesus spanked it a lot?
the only two alternatives are that he is straight or doesnt prefer guys or girls
Originally posted by rwingettYou are absolutely right, Rwingett. I take virtue as something which can be debated and discussed
What if your religion called for female circumcision for driving people to virtue? It's all well and fine to say you're for the promotion of virtue, but the difficulty is defining what virtue is exactly. The problem with religion is that their particular version of virtue becomes codified and inflexible (it is, after all, the word of god). So we are left with religions upholding clearly barbaric practices as being necessary for virtue.
Originally posted by shavixmirYou are assuming that Jesus only surrounded himself with men. But let's go with that a second...if a male surrounding himself with mostly men is the criterion for determining a man's sexuality, then all men who play on chess sites are gay, all men who work in male-dominated workplaces are gay, all men in the military are gay, all men in team sports are gay -- geez, no wonder I can't get a date! There are barely any straight men on the planet!
You don't think it's open to interpretation then?
I mean, he did surround himself with the disciples...all of whom were men....
Coincidence?
Originally posted by scottishinnzBecause Tolkien himself would have been appalled. He wasn't trying to start a new religion. He was a Christian and a linguist; and he just needed a backdrop to put all the cool-sounding words he had thought up in.
Why not base the religion in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings then? If the veracity of the source cannot be trusted that surely undermines the entire edifice.
Originally posted by reader1107That and most men don't like hairy women.
You are assuming that Jesus only surrounded himself with men. But let's go with that a second...if a male surrounding himself with mostly men is the criterion for determining a man's sexuality, then all men who play on chess sites are gay, all men who work in male-dominated workplaces are gay, all men in the military are gay, all men in team sports are gay -- geez, no wonder I can't get a date! There are barely any straight men on the planet!
Originally posted by spruce112358You think Jesus would be any less appalled by some of the things people do in the name of religion?
Because Tolkien himself would have been appalled. He wasn't trying to start a new religion. He was a Christian and a linguist; and he just needed a backdrop to put all the cool-sounding words he had thought up in.