Is this what Jesus taught when he called people out on their wickedness? That it doesn't hurt him, so let them sin away??skmo wrote:1. Homosexuality is a sin, one that hurts the people involved. If you're not one of the people involved, it shouldn't hurt you, as we believe than people are responsible for their own sins and transgressions and not the actions of another.
Skmo, we are a society and cannot help but influence each other. And there are many ways to show love - sometimes by showing truth, when lies have become more popular. Yes, it may not make you the most popular one around, but it is of God, who is love - based on light and truth.
How does one "force their beliefs on others"??I have a responsibility to preach the gospel, but that does not extend to me trying to force my beliefs on others.
Is this what you mean??....
Children have the right to not be taught homosexuality in school. Yet, in places where homosexual fetish marriage has been supported, these rights have been infringed upon...
*Freshmen were told not to tell their parents about a pro-gay seminar & were required to sign a confidentiality agreement (Derrfield, Illinois Mar. 2007).
*In March, 2007, a Massachusetts high school banned parents from attending a seminar for students on how they can know they are homosexual.
*In October, 2008, First graders (6 year-old students) were taken on a field trip to watch their lesbian teacher's wedding.
*In Oct 2008, a Hayward CA public elementary school celebrated "Coming Out Day."
Normalizing & even encouraging children to explore homosexuality obviously causes more to experiment with homosexuality.
"The Legal Liability Associated with Homosexuality Education in Schools... This report is part of an integrated strategy to inform and educate parents, students and school officials across the nation of its contents and of their respective rights and duties. It has documented the concern that the health of students in many schools across the country may have been compromised and their First Amendment rights may have been denied."
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Some in the homosexual fetish activist group have bluntly admitted that their eventual goal is to normalize pedophilia and inappropriate adult-child sexual relations.
Many have been harassed by the homosexual fetish herd, without public notice, but some have been public, like Chick Filay and a Miss America contestant, both who voiced their support for marriage between a man and a woman.
Other examples include...
*In April 2008, an Albuquerque photographer was fined over $6,000 for refusing to be hired to photograph a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony.
*In May, 2008, a black administrator was fired from the U of Toledo, Ohio, for writing an editorial objecting to the comparison of black discrimination to same-sex marriage.
*An intolerant opponent of Proposition 8 violently attacked & injured a Proposition supporter in Oct. 2008.
*On November 19, 2008, eHarmony, a Christian-based matching service was forced by New Jersey's Division on Civil Rights to provide website matching services for homosexuals.[/quote]
I agree that we are not to condemn, and nobody is condemning anybody, only behavior that statistically proves to be harmful. That is what Christ would do, and what he did do.I do not have to justify the actions of others, nor do I have to condemn them. All I have to do is be Christlike in my behavior to others.
I agree, for the most part.2. Birth control is not a sin. It is a medicine or medical tool that people may choose to employ to guide their lives as they see fit. Refusal to have children is contrary to our purpose, but using birth control is not refusal to have children. They are separate incidents. One is wrong. One may or may not be wrong depending on its application.
No, the most destructive sin is the ignorance of sin - pretending it is not sin. Jesus taught the importance of recognizing one's sinful nature - because only through that honesty and humility can God work with us.3. Unrighteous judgment is as destructive or even more so than almost all other sins in our LDS community.
I do believe that we should have righteous judgment - based on truth and understanding, which is why I have posted information from the United States Center for Disease Control and from medical and research sources.
"Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free"!