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Evangelical leader accuses pope of creating "division" with LGBTQ+ views
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"Heretics."
It may be convenient to distance yourself from this, but Christians that don't actively support LGBTQ+ issues are still Christians. They're not "heretics".
In fact, I would say that the Christians that have decided to ignore parts of their supposed holy book because it isn't convenient are more akin to "heretics."
The bible is full of hate and bigotry, and it is very clear about homosexuality. As much as people want them to be, the two are not compatible.
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Christians who think Jesus promoted hate are heretics.
The bible is not clear about homosexuality, the heretics just like to twist its words to try to justify their own hatred.
But it is very clear on how you should treat your neighbor. And that part those heretics ignore by the bucket load.
Paul is pretty clear, but there are a few interesting arguments based on context— or of course, arguments for scrapping Paul's work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_the_New_Testament
All these satanic mfers wearing rayon and eating shellfish...
I'm Atheist but I guess you could rationalize it this way, Jesus never actually says anything about being gay in the new testament. That stuff comes from Paul's letters.
Ok...? So you can ignore the entire old testament?
So is the Bible not God's word then? Or only parts of it are? Who gets to decide which parts?
If there are parts in our current Bible that were included erroneously, then how can you know that others weren't as well? How can you know that there aren't other books that should have been included, but weren't? Lots of gnostic gospels with some interesting stories, who gets to determine which ones are "real"?