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In response to
""He" being Jesus, or the Minister before he changed his stance? Arguing that forbidding homsexuality = bigotry is certainly a legitimate stance. -- nm"
by
landbeck
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I'm no bible scholar, but let's assume that Christ is infallible. Those who wrote the bible and tell the stories are not. It seems to me there are
Posted by
pmb (aka pmb)
Dec 23 '13, 12:23
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an awful lot of contradictions and room for interpretation within the words that makes "strict adherence" to the bible a logical fallacy. It is all a matter of interpretation and points of emphasis. So I always come back to what are the general themes and what was the context (and how has context changed) when interpreting any text (legal or spiritual) to try and understand the meaning and intent. I think "strict adherence" has forever been a divisive concept that leads to problems ranging from intolerance to war.
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