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My point is that not all sins are seen as equal, nor should they be. Why do you think homosexuality was considered a capital crime at one time in history and throughout the history of Christianized western civilization those who engaged in it were often times charged with a felony?
They aren't? What separates us from God? Sin. Not some sins more than other sins....just sin.
Remember that you're in a
political forum IMJ. Do understand why some criminal acts are penalized more severely than others by civil government? Do you understand why acts of homosexuality weren't taken lightly in the eyes of righteous (i.e. God-fearing) governments?
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But God did ordain the civil magistrate as one of three institutions (along with the church and family) to govern mankind.
To implement His Law, not man's own laws.
Exactly.
(Obviously you too are a member of the "Christian Taliban").
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Surely you're not an anarchist who is against using righteous laws to govern are you IMJ?
No, I am absolutely not an anarchist but I do not have to recognize man's laws as righteous. Scripture instructs that we are to obey the law of the land, however, in Acts 5:27-29 it's clear that when man's law contradicts God's, we are to obey God.
And the point of this thread is that man has not obeyed God when civil government legalized such things as homosexuality, abortion and pornography.
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Then why have laws?
Secular laws?...for an ordered society. God's law?....because He said so (lol) and for an ordered society under Him.
All laws have a moral basis, either God's or secular humanist mans (We agree on so many things, why are we arguing here?).
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Where do you think traditional/conservative values come from (I'll give you a hint: The Holy Bible).
Don't be a snot, it doesn't become you.
I'm just pointing out a fact. Oh, and by the way, I was born with the "sarcasm gene".
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Get used to the term culture war, as it is "a war between conflicting ideas and beliefs of society's moral codes."
Get used to thinking of yourself as a Christian man first and a man second.
True Christians legislate moral laws, laws based on God's Word, it doesn't matter what gender you are.
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"Behaviors that put you at risk for HIV include having vaginal or anal sex without a condom or without being on medicines that prevent or treat HIV, or sharing injection drug equipment with someone who has HIV. If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you should definitely get an HIV test:
Have you had sex with someone who is HIV-positive or whose status you didn’t know since your last HIV test?
Have you injected drugs (including steroids, hormones, or silicone) and shared equipment (or works, such as needles and syringes) with others?
Have you exchanged sex for drugs or money?
Have you been diagnosed with or sought treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, like syphilis?
Have you been diagnosed with or sought treatment for hepatitis or tuberculosis (TB)?
Have you had sex with someone who could answer yes to any of the above questions or someone whose history you don’t know?
If you continue having unsafe sex or sharing injection drug equipment, you should get tested at least once a year. Sexually active gay and bisexual men may benefit from more frequent testing (e.g., every 3 to 6 months).
You should also get tested if
You have been sexually assaulted.
You are a woman who is planning to get pregnant or who is pregnant."
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/testing.html
None of which discounts the fact that the CDC recommends HIV testing for all heterosexuals and has standardized HIV testing for all pregnant women.
God didn't make sexual relations between a man and woman disease ridden. The CDC was talking about black bisexual men that have had sex with black women without the women knowing that they were bisexual. That is the
only tie that HIV/AIDS has with heterosexuality. (Refer to the table of contents on black males being on the "down low").
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Do the women in your church "get tested" IMJ?
As tests are ordered privately by physicians, I would hardly be privy to this information unless someone volunteered it. Would you like me to ask at our next meeting?
If your congregation is getting tested for HIV/AIDS, you better find a new pastor, as he's not spreading God's Word correctly.
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Should my wife and I "get tested" IMJ, after all, according to the CDC, having vaginal sex without a condom can be risky.
I'm not privy to the sexual habits of you or your wife. My husband and I had complete physicals for the first time in our 25 years of marriage. Our physician ordered HIV tests for us but told us we could opt out if we wished. We took the test. Big deal. Of course, you would probably see that as a measure of distrust on our parts but when our doctor tells us to do something, we usually do it, trusting in his expertise.
Wow. A simple question like "Have either of you had out of wedlock sex with a hooker, a junkie or a bisexual?" would have saved your insurance company quite a bit of money.
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I'm here to educate the uninformed.
Try doing it from a Christian perspective. After all, that's what will really get folks somewhere, unless you're not interested in that.
Righteous laws are Christian.