Posted on 05/23/2006 1:58:25 PM PDT by NYer
"They never add the part where He tells the woman, "Go and sin no more."
Great point.
The article SHOULD say gay and lesbian CINOs, Catholics In Name Only.
It would be the same if I was a divorced Catholic who remarried (first marriage in the Church, the second not) and demanded that the Church accept my invalid marriage.
It wouldn't happen, no matter how much "in love" we were.
Hello Miss Marple!
Here is the context.
But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.
Straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"
She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more."
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."
When I read such words, tears come to my eyes, and I wonder that our churches aren't overflowing with people. We have such a marvelous faith.
As misguided and warped their message is, they still need our prayers. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on these poor souls.
If someone does not believe in what the Catholic Church teaches, go and become an Episcopalian or a Unitarian. The Rainbow Sash fundamentally does not believe in religious freedom or toleration for orthodox Christian believers.
If you're in Texas (I think you are), you have the option of several Anglican Use Rite churches that use a service based largely on the '28 BCP but are in communion with Rome.
Why have they put sashes on those two little children in the photo?
"Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on these poor souls."
I just said the prayer, too, a few times.
You can make the Bible say ANYTHING you want it to - just take it out of context.
Remeber - text without a context, is nothing but a pretext.
And now to the big question - what is the motivation for this "action"? Is it to gain acceptance, or is it to grind homosexuality into the public view?
Homosexuals want to reduce religion, particularly Christianity, to a watered-down slurry of secular-humanist, "feel-good", "tolerant", nothingness. Reminds me a great deal of what the liberals have done to education...water it down until it is basically meaningless.
I'm happy for them to come to Church, but they need to leave their self-centeredness at home. Mass is no place for the 'look at me' nature of the homosexual movement. Mass is not about US, it is about Jesus's sacrifice, for our sins.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is NOT about dialogue.
Try the LCMS - you get to keep the Lutheran liturgy and hymns and leave behind the liberalism. I understand the Wisconsin Synod has also remained true to the Bible and the Lutheran catechism, but can't tell you from direct experience.
So you hate homosexuals?
I agree that humans have the right to sin but not to *demand* that others approve of their sins. I would also say that those who believe in sins and disapprove of sinfullness do not have the right to demand that sinners change - unless the sinner is deliberately harming others and breaking the law.
Would you say that you hate queers or just dislike them intensely?
Perhaps - but do you get the part about not throwing stones?
Is this what your church teaches you?
Do you understand what it means not to condemn?
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