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To: templar
I'm quite familiar with the New Testament, thank you

If you think Jesus would condone the persecution of gay teenagers, you don't understand His teachings at all

7 posted on 12/15/2003 8:38:03 PM PST by WackyKat
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To: WackyKat
f you think Jesus would condone the persecution of gay teenagers, you don't understand His teachings at all

How does persecution enter into simply putting a stop to the promotion of homosexuality?

I'm quite sure that you are familiar with the New Testament. Could you please explain it here in relation to promoting the gay agenda in public shcool? Perhaps those of us less familiar would like to know how you have come to believe that Jesus would promote acceptance and tolerance of homosexuality, an abomination and a mortal sin? You got your chance now, so go to town, it should be interesting.

9 posted on 12/15/2003 8:46:20 PM PST by templar
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To: WackyKat
If you think Jesus would condone the persecution of gay teenagers,

This statement contains several misconceptions.

1. Most teenagers that you call "gay" are confused. Many, with some therapy, guidance, or even the opportunity to hear about basic moral teachings, would eschew sexual immorality. Many of these so-called "outreach" organizations are reaching out to "gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual, straight and QUESTIONING teens". Why "questioning", one may ask? Answer: because many teenagers have doubts or questions about their own sexualtiy, due to a sexually libertine atmosphere, unhealthy doses of sexually explicit material seen before they've reached the age of reason, broken families, drug and alcohol use that has diminished their reasoning capacity, and last but not least, a lot of them have been sexually abused or seduced, often by older homosexuals.

So these "outreach" organizations (such as the one in Vermont, which I will post a link to) are obvious tools with which to recruit confused kids into the ranks of homosexuals.

2. "Gay" teenagers are not being persecuted. This is a fiction. All kids taunt and tease each other, but so-called "gay" teenagers are not taunted any more than any other. Additionally, sometimes the ones identifying as "gay" bring it upon themselves by cross-dressing or other bizarre behavior - often to shock, or bring upon themselves attention or reaction. I'd say kids trying to pray or wearing religious insignia have been vicitmized more often.

3. Jesus told the adulteress to "sin no more". And that she was forgiven. But the "sin no more" was first. It's called "tough love".

10 posted on 12/15/2003 8:50:47 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: WackyKat
If you think Jesus would condone the persecution of gay teenagers, you don't understand His teachings at all

If you think that refusing to grant special status to gay students is the same thing as persecuting them, you don't understand the English language at all.

Jesus would never have persecuted gay students. He would have healed them, then told them, "Go and sin no more."

Shalom.

42 posted on 12/16/2003 5:45:20 AM PST by ArGee (Scientific reasoning makes it easier to support gross immorality.)
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To: WackyKat
Who is persecuting gay teenagers? Today, states have anti-bullying policies in effect in their schools. That doesn't mean that they have to invite gay groups into their schools.
45 posted on 12/16/2003 6:06:45 AM PST by ladylib
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