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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Firstly, it is a coherant(even if she doesn't get it) divinely inspired(even if she doesn't believe it) set of instructions that can easily be applied(even if she refuses to apply them).
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It's coherence is contrived. The idea od "divine inspiration" is exceedingly vague and badly misunderstood. The application is entirely derived, and usually from a position of total ignorance with regards to the sensitive issues of culture, religion and politics that are engrained in ALL the biblical texts.
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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Secondly, acceptance is a little much to ask. How about tolerance and privacy?
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Please explain why same-sex coupling is unacceptable.
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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Thirdly, Greek is the original language of those ancient books. It is not a translation.
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It depends entirely upon which of the ancient books she is referring. All the New Testament texts were probably first composed in Greek, but the early Christians adopted the Greek
translation of the Old Testament as their "scriptures" long before they recognized the authority of the New Testament.
Yes, I realize that I am splitting hairs here, but one good turn deserves another.