How many christians follow the Bible word for word and does exactly what it says? Not too many, if one were to do that he or she would find themselves in prison really fast. Obviously there is a lot of cherry-picking going on, you know, following the parts they happen to agree with but ignoring the parts that don't suit their tastes. For example, the homosexuality issue (which shouldn't even be an issue). Homosexuality is said to be an abomination in Leviticus 20:13, which is in the Old Testament. What about the other stuff in the Old Testament? Let's check out some interesting laws...
Leviticus 20:10 says that adultery is punishable by death.
Leviticus 20:27 says that fortune tellers shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:44-46 says it's just fine to buy and own slaves.
Leviticus 19:19 says to not wear clothing made of more than one kind of fabric.
Leviticus 19:27 says not to get haircuts or to shave, you don't see too many pickets outside of barber-shops...
Deuteronomy 13:6-10 says that if anyone tries to convince you to worship other gods, even your own family, you must kill them.
Deuteronomy 17:2-7 says to kill anyone with a different religion.
So why are they saying that homosexuality is a sin while ignoring all these other commandments? If you ask them why they wouldn't follow these rules, they would tell you that they don't go by the Old Testament anymore, that Jesus somehow cancels that out (even though he said the rules still apply). But that doesn't make sense because the Old Testament says homosexuality is wrong. How can that be?
Because if they agree with it, it counts, if they don't, it doesn't. Cherry-picking...
Leviticus 19:19 says to not wear clothing made of more than one kind of fabric.
Leviticus 19:27 says not to get haircuts or to shave, you don't see too many pickets outside of barber-shops...
Deuteronomy 13:6-10 says that if anyone tries to convince you to worship other gods, even your own family, you must kill them.
Deuteronomy 17:2-7 says to kill anyone with a different religion.
So why are they saying that homosexuality is a sin while ignoring all these other commandments? If you ask them why they wouldn't follow these rules, they would tell you that they don't go by the Old Testament anymore, that Jesus somehow cancels that out (even though he said the rules still apply). But that doesn't make sense because the Old Testament says homosexuality is wrong. How can that be?
Because if they agree with it, it counts, if they don't, it doesn't. Cherry-picking...
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