From: Walter Hicks (wallyshoes@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 20:02:27 EDT
John W Burgeson wrote:
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> No matter which side I choose, I may be wrong. So I have chosen that side
> which does the least harm.
I believe (and I think others may as well) think that you have chosen the one
that does the most amount of harm. If nothing else, scripture (Paul) calls us
to avoid what others call sin so as to not offend them and weaken their
faith. If we follow your prescription, we favor a minority and offend a
majority -- contrary to the dictates of scripture.
>
>
> Only if I were certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that all homosexual
> acts, including those within a committed domestic relationship, were sin,
> could I condemn them. There are persons on this list who claim such
> certainty. I can't do that. To claim such certainty is also to claim that
> all Christian scholars who write otherwise are stupid, incompetent, or
> malevolent. That's not believable. To me.
What do say about the others who conclude the opposite of your Christian
scholars. Are the other Christian scholars inferior to those whom you cite?
Are yours the majority opinion of the minority opinion? Are all the Christian
scholars who disagree with you "stupid, incompetent or malevolent." That's
not believable. To me.
Walt
-- =================================== Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>In any consistent theory, there must exist true but not provable statements. (Godel's Theorem)
You can only find the truth with logic If you have already found the truth without it. (G.K. Chesterton) ===================================
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