I understand how the Bible condems gay couples. Now good people, answer this: My wife is cheating on me, and I want to stone her (as the Bible tells me to), but the government will get mad at me if I do. I should ignore the government, amirite?

I have an answer for you, only if you are willing to hear. Criticism is welcom but cynicism isn't.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Stone the bitch.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're right, weed solves relationships

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Totally. Except when your significant other is fat, then it just exacerbates things.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

make them smoke until they puke?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Who would want to kiss them then?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Jesus said not to ignore the Old Law, but follow that and the New Law too, so do it. You have no choice.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Are you honestly saying we should stone those who commit adultery? Well... on the positive side, the population would greatly decrease in size!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I was being sarcastic. But I guess sarcasm translates horribly through the internet.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The Bible only tells you to do it if you yourself are without sin so- if you've never sinned then I guess you should go for it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Go to confession. Then let the stones fly

by Anonymous 13 years ago

confession doesn't erase sin. at least not in Christianity. maybe in Catholicism?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Then we shouldn't have a problem with homosexuality either right? Since none of us are free from sin. The point of this is that condemning homosexuality is as wrong as stoning a woman for adultery. We just don't do those sorts of things. Or rather, we SHOULDN'T.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

To add on to that, I certainly do not think that homosexuality is a sin, I am merely stating it that way in order to direct the statement at those who do.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Where does it say that? I'm pretty sure that that isn't what it says. Jesus never said that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

he said that and much worse actually. some of the stuff is sick and perverse eugh.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'd say re-read the Bible. And all of it, not just those few bits out of context someone told you so you could turn it into a 'joke'.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But the bible is a joke. Lololololol.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Is it just me or is the mention of homosexuals in this post completely irrelevant...?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, very irrelephant

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think the poster means that the Bible condemns gay couples, but that is outdated now that it's illegal to discriminate against them, just like stoning your wife is wrong today.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's EXACTLY what I meant! Thank you! And people who are complaining that I am ignoring the New Testament: I am actually Jewish.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well in that case, the cheating spouse can go to confession as well and then there's no need for flying stones...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm religious and all, but some of the stuff in the bible should be taken with a grain of salt. Including the homosexuality part.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're crazy...That's murder. I never understood how religious people could agree with some of the things in the bible.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Jesus tells people in the New Testament "He who is without sin may throw the first stone." The "old law" is somewhat revoked.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There is such a thing as being too religious... I think you're it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Women were stoned before Jesus came and died on the cross for our sins. That was in the old testament times. When God sent his son Jesus Christ to earth as a human and Jesus died so that we could have a way to be saved, that changed everything. Here are some scriptures from the New Testament. We can now be forgiven through Jesus Christ our Savior. He died so we don't have to. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. Colossians 2:14 By canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you like taking verses out of context, then go for it, just realize what you're doing is wrong...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

*facepalm* The answer is actually IN the Bible. In a passage, an adultress is brought before Jesus by a crowd and they wanted to stone her. Jesus did nothing, just sat there quietly while thy were all insisting he do something about it. He finally said, fine, but the one who has never sinned must be the one to throw the first stone. Slowly, people started to leave realizing that they had all sinned at one point or another. By the time the group that brought her was gone, Jesus went up to the woman and asked her if any of the men who had brought her would condemn her. She said no, and Jesus said "Neither do I. Now go, and sin no more." And he forgave her sins and sent her off. If you're going to bash a religion at least take the time to do a minimal amount of research. The full story is in the new testament, John:8

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So he who is free of sin can complain about homosexuality as well. I agree with your statement as long as you are consistent about it. (I'm not saying you aren't; I am saying this as a matter-of-fact.)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Jesus forgave the woman because she promised not to sin anymore and he knew that if she were killed, they would be taking away her chance to return to God. Killing someone and not approving of their sins are two completely different things.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Lol the first sentence is totally unnecessary and not exactly true either...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I see mostly a bunch of people saying that adultery is now a-okay, but homosexuality still is not. (in the comments, I mean)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Look he is just saying that we cannot give a reason for hating homosexuals because "it is in the bible." IN MY OPINION -so dont freak out- i believe that what homosexuals do in their lives is their doing and does not affect me therefore i do not care how they live their lives. Have a nice day:)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No one ever wins when there is an argument about religion. No one ever wins an argument on the internet. So why are any of you still here?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If any of us followed that rule, we wouldn't be on the site in the first place.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Everybody must get stoned.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow homosexuality is just one sin God condemns. He condemns them all. That includes coveting, taking his name in vain, lying, cheating, two-facedness, imodesty, sex before marriage, adultry, disobedience, breaking the law, lust and taking the Bible out of context!, and so much more. So get over yourself

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh yeah! Also he condemns making contact with a woman when she is on her period(Lev 15:19), trimming the hair around your temples (Lev 19:27), touching the skin of a dead pig (Lev 11:6-11:8), and don't forget eating shellfish! (Lev 11:10). Look it up. It's allllll there.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because of Jesus and the new covenant, we don't have to follow those laws.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why? (I wouldn't know; I'm Jewish.) If it's in the new testament, tell me the verses. If not, then it makes about as much sense as not mixing milk and meat when the Bible says "don't boil a calf in its mother's milk".

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, because it's totally in just one verse and I totally have it all memorized. Jesus said that it didn't matter what we ate because whatever we eat will just end up in the sewer anyway no matter what it is and we should focus more on inner purity, not earthly things like diet. Later, (I think Paul) has a vision of God telling him it's okay to eat the forbidden food again. The old laws were part of the rules of the old covenant but when Jesus came to us we were given a new covenant. We're told to keep most of the old laws, like the ten comandments, but ceromonial stuff about cleanliness, like not being allowed to touch a woman when she's menstrual, or staying kosher, aren't important because they're about being physically clean and mean nothing compared to inner purity and being spiritually closer to God. To be honest, I don't get why they were very important in the first place except for health reasons.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But the new testament does say if another believer refuses to eat certain foods, or insists they are alowed to eat certain thigns, it's not that big a deal, so you should let them do whatever they believe is bringing them closer to God when it comes to food Unless it's blatantly ignoring huge laws, like cannibalism, which kills people. (Is it bad that I thought of llamas when I wrote that last line?)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And where does Jesus condemn homosexuality? Because if he doesn't, then you are complaining about the wrong part of my post. As my rabbi always says about the Bible, don't focus on the facts; focus on the truth.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I wasn't poitning out the flaws in your post, I was pointing out the flaws in the comment above that implied the bible was completely ridiculous because of those laws and therefore, the other laws are ridiculous. Jesus himself never complains about homosexuality, only vaguely referring to "sexual sin" when listing sins. And you're Jewish, the Old Testament looks down on gays more than the New Testament. Your books are the ones that list this stuff in the first place, why are you bashing Christians when you believe the same stuff? I don't get how the quote really applies to this situation.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

now we know why we have the seperationg of the church and state

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Amen!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow, I'm surprised scrantoncity hasn't showed up yet!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

-insert disparaging anti-religious comment here-

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'd just like to point out that all of you who voted YYA are saying that he should stone his wife.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They were not voting YYA to "I should ignore the government". They were voting YYA because they understood that I was just making fun of the people who condemn homosexuality. I don't really think I should stone adulterers.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Read the post. It clearly ends with 'I should ignore the government, amirite?'

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But that's not what they are agreeing to. They are agreeing to the point I am making, because with some posts, the writer is not believing what he is saying. He is making fun of something, or making a point.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If God was loving, as was Jesus, why do they say to DISCRIMINATE and CONDEMN? What is love to them? Close-minded people lead the unhappiest lives. Don't be a "SuperChristian." Accept others. I would assume that this is what they mean.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the only ones that condemn homosexuality so openly, and discriminate against them are extremists. Just like terrorists would be extremists so would judgemental people who call themselves christians. Real christians love, and appreciate everyone.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Jesus taught us to be good people. You shouldn't take and eye for an eye, nor should you stone your wife for cheating. We are supposed to overlook people's flaws and love them all the same.

by Anonymous 13 years ago