Colorado church refuses to hold funeral for lesbian woman after dispute over ‘affectionate’ photos

[decocker 7,198]

He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

~ J.C.

too bad so much other ####### is in bible. would be a much better religion if they'd kept it simple. just jesus and what he said/did. end of story.

eta: urgh! that is not a curse word!!!!

Edited January 14, 2015 by val erie

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Romans 1:26-27 ESV / 106 helpful votes

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 192 helpful votes

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

Leviticus 20:13 ESV / 182 helpful votes

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Again, please do not take this as my personal opinion of individuals. I judge a person on their personality and if they are good natured. With my own blemishes I am no one to judge another.

To be fair, the verses from Leviticus are from the OT, so they can't be Jesus' words.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Romans was allegedly written by Paul and Leviticus belongs in the old testament, which was superseded by the new testament...

QED.

We need to be very careful, because if you're going to cite the apocrypha to justify hate and bigotry, even if at a rational level, you're going to open a can of worms.

Matthew 5:17 New Testament

17"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Romans was allegedly written by Paul and Leviticus belongs in the old testament, which was superseded by the new testament...

QED.

We need to be very careful, because if you're going to cite the apocrypha to justify hate and bigotry, even if at a rational level, you're going to open a can of worms.

You beat me to it!

[Janelle2002 3,865]

He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

~ J.C.

I agree with this. Therefore I do not judge others and I can confess I am not without sin, nor have I ever proclaimed to be.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Trust me. You don't want to bring Leviticus into any civilized conversation.

And again, whatever Matthew said has not necessarily come from Jesus. It's hearsay at best.

Matthew 5:17 New Testament

17"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

Edited January 14, 2015 by JohnR!

[VJ_Messiah 22]

Simple solution. If someone doesn't want you, don't try to force your way into their house. Same goes for homosexuals and churches.

[Teddy B 17,252]

you think the fast food industry is about to boom?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Trust me. You don't want to bring Leviticus into any civilized conversation.

And again, whatever Matthew said has not necessarily come from Jesus. It's hearsay at best.

Where is the "According to Jesus" chapter in the bible?

[VJ_Messiah 22]

the neck & face tattoos are a give away, that she wasn't very bright. she confirmed it when she cleaned a loaded gun.

She's up for a Darwin award.

[JohnR! 5,495]

That's a very interesting question; one many have asked throughout the ages, and one at the center of the credibility of Christianity: Where's the book of Jesus, the only book that would really matter and that would replace all other books.

All we have is hearsay, 'written' by illiterate men, at the end of their lives, decades after their alleged experience with JC.

You do the math.

Where is the "According to Jesus" chapter in the bible?

[SMOKE 1,426]

Where is the "According to Jesus" chapter in the bible?

you realize you're debating the bible with people that believe they're a morphed bacteria. don't you?

[Darnell 8,479]

The stupid just doesn't stop does it. You'd think compassion for the family of the deceased should trump someone's personal religious beliefs.

Idiots proving yet again that while they may be christian in name in action they are complete cocknoses.

Double and Triple Point Score !

Donkey Knobbers and CockNoses ! I'm set for the rest of the week !

All Hail Ming ! All Hail !

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but back on topic - the church that refused should have a sit in staged for a week across all services, with the same-sex couples getting all affectionate in the sanctuary. Often.

[Darnell 8,479]

I agree with this. Therefore I do not judge others and I can confess I am not without sin, nor have I ever proclaimed to be.

At the church this weekend, talking with the Church Secretary, who told me, "You know, our church is full of sinners - it's a big prerequisite" ..

I gotta tell ya - that one phrase from her widened my horizons...

[Jon and Krissy 452]

'You shall not take advice on how to live your life and view the world based on the rantings of primitives from thousands of years ago.'

--Anyone with a functioning intellect--

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 1,590 helpful votes

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Romans 1:26-28

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

Leviticus 20:13

If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

1 Timothy 1:10

The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,

1 Corinthians 7:2

But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

1 Timothy 1:10-11

The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

Mark 10:6-9

But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Romans 13:8-10

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Jude 1:7

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

Romans 1:32

Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

Romans 1:27

And the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.