I think that a lot of people that are Christians need a lot of answers, so Iâm here to help out with them all the answers you have, and I will help to the best of my ability. I hope I can help. : ) -pc123
@arax_nisanu that is what i was talking about...since all ppl sin, and we can ask forgiveness and be cleansed of our sin than why would all homosexuals be condemned, if they can do the same? I agree with you completely, that "but" is throwing me off, not sure if you were adding to what i said or "countering" what i said
Are you kidding me. The 13 year old kid who atarted this thread isn't even active in it. For shame. Oh well. That's what you get, in my opinion, when you step into the ring of fire, youget burned.
Oh and Dvoiless and Carlie, I love ya'll sense of humor and anger. It's honestly the moderators that keep me coming back to this site.
By the way. Have any of you ever wondered where evil came from. If your God is the only being that has the power of creation, and, is suppossed to be pure love and goodness, where did it come from. Mmmmmmmmmm.
And don't say Lucifer or any of his minions. None of them have the ability to create. They only have the opposing versions of the abilities that your God gave them.
Seriously, I believe it is wrong, but they aren't going to hell. They can follow their own path, but still be a follower of God.
Let's talk in Christian aphorisms: so if one believes, then they're not going to hell, but they can still be wrong? Exactly what does this mean- what does saying 'we all are sinners' mean? "Hate the sin, not the sinner" some say, but people judge, but only God has any right to judge...now somebody's gonna tell me that using man's wisdom to test God is folly...what about testing man's wisdom? Perhaps I should not argue against the words of fools lest I drag myself down to their level, but then again maybe I should lest they go uncorrected in their foolishness!
OH SNAP!
Srsly tho, there's a broad issue here with people being so dependent on drawing a clear line "will I go to heaven or not" and then being unable to do so in defining practical applications. This is what can drive some people to wishing to believe in a moral absolute: "No, you can't have gay sex, that's *wrong*."
Yeah? Well, it's not gay if the balls don't touch!!!11!!1!1111one D:
i have a question: Why do you have the obligation to ask people to ask you questions then be inactive in a thread you created specifically for your answers?
Okay purpledinosaur, could you give me a detailed history of Protestantism? I'm aware of its origins but I want to know how it became what it is today.
Woody- I can give you a brief answer: I think it was something to do with the fact that celibacy is part of preserving the sanctity of the duty of a servant of God...if you're giving your life to God, you give all your life to God. On the other hand, every life is sacred...including those 'otential' lives that may or may not come to fruition when given every chance.
Personally I find the argument verges and frequently crosses to the ridiculous, as it is just too easy to reductio ad absurdem. But all this aside, what underpins the rules is that effectively the doctrines assume that sex shouldn't be for anything other than the sacred act of procreation within the bounds of holy matrimony.
Which needs some updating to be sure. I am under the impression that the Catholic Church just might be reviewing that celibacy rule (but don't quote me on that!)
im sorry i have not ben here ive ben doing alot latly and wen i check up on the topic last it did not show sines of geting populer so i ges i just forgot sorry again
@Asherlee, well I don't really know what the "inquisition headquarters," is, but I do know how the pope was elected.
"Traditionally, each pope issues a decree detailing how his successor shall be elected. Popes usually make small adjustments to the procedures, although the basic method remains the same. Pope John Paul II detailed the procedures for electing the 266th pope in the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis. In this document, the pontiff explains that his changes are occasioned by the revisions to Canon Law made by the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), but he has generally determined "not to depart in substance from the wise and venerable tradition already established."
Pope John Paul II established the following rules for electing his successor:
The maximum number of elector cardinals is 120. Any cardinal who turns 80 years old before the day the papacy is vacated cannot take part in the election. A two-thirds-plus-one majority is required to elect a pope. For as long as necessary, two votes are held in the morning and afternoon, for a total of four per day. If a new pope is not selected after 12 to 13 days, the cardinals may choose to allow selection of a new pope by a simple majority (i.e., 50% plus one). {UMG}
There are no hanging chads in conclave. The pope is elected by write-in vote on a secret ballot. Each cardinal is given a small rectangular ballot with the Latin words Eligo in Summum Pontificem, "I elect as supreme pontiff," printed at the top. He silently indicates his vote by writing a person's name with a pen below those words.
After writing his vote, the cardinal folds the ballot twice, holds it in the air, and carries it to the Sistine Chapel's altar. He declares aloud, "I call as my witness Christ the Lord who will be my judge, that my vote is given to the one who before God I think should be elected." He places his ballot on a paten (plate) that is resting on a chalice (cup), then uses the plate to drop the ballot into the chalice. He bows before the altar, then returns to his seat. The use of the paten and chalice for this purpose is significant in two ways: they are the vessels used to serve the sacred bread and wine in Mass and using the plate makes it hard for a cardinal to cast more than one ballot."
