Re: homosexuality & holy war (was Re: Sin?)

From: RFaussette@aol.com
Date: Mon Jul 28 2003 - 08:48:05 EDT

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    In a message dated 7/23/03 8:19:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gmurphy@raex.com
    writes:

    > But I don't intend to argue that. Try reading what I wrote with omission
    > of the
    > phrase that got you excited. You probably won't agree with it but at least
    > you'll know
    > what I said.
    >
    >

    The phrase that got me exicted was your error and was central to all my
    arguments. There has been no later development of Judaism. Can't you support or
    withdraw your statements instead of claiming each one I reject as tangential to
    your argument?

    You wrote:
    It occurred to me after sending a recent post, an excerpt of which is below,
    that there is a fairly clear way of making the necessary distinction between
    biology & theology.  The directions in the OT for the extermination of
    non-Israelite
    populations represent one way of guarding against "contamination" of a
    group's gene pool
    & thus improving the chances for reproductive success & survival for that
    group.

    Yet such tactics are profoundly inconsistent with the later development of
    Judaism & with Christian theology & ethics.

    You concede the argument but slip out of it by suggesting things have
    changed. I repeat, what later development of Judaism is your statement profoundly
    inconsistent with?

    rich



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