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I would also like to ask this - why is it that that Christians 'cherry pick' the things which are banned in the Bible. Okay - unmatched couples and gays are the hot button topics, but what about:
1. Round haircuts:
Leviticus 19:27 reads “You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.”
2. Football:
At least, the pure version of football, where you play with a pigskin.
Leviticus 11:8, which is discussing pigs, reads “You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.”
3. Pulling out:
IGenesis 38:9-10: “Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.”
1. Round haircuts:
Leviticus 19:27 reads “You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.”
2. Football:
At least, the pure version of football, where you play with a pigskin.
Leviticus 11:8, which is discussing pigs, reads “You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.”
3. Pulling out:
IGenesis 38:9-10: “Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.”
4. Polyester, or any other fabric blends. The Bible doesn’t want you to wear polyester. Not just because it looks cheap. It’s sinfully unnatural.
Leviticus 19:19 reads, “You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.”
5. Divorce:
Mark 10:11-12, “And He said to them, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.'"
6. Illegitimate children:
Deuteronomy 23:2 reads, “No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the Lord.”
Leviticus 19:19 reads, “You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.”
5. Divorce:
Mark 10:11-12, “And He said to them, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.'"
6. Illegitimate children:
Deuteronomy 23:2 reads, “No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the Lord.”
Do not forget the Kirpan
Sir Mota Singh QC has criticised schools who stop pupils from wearing the Kirpan and the Kara (a steel bangle), two of the five "articles of faith" that must be carried at all times by baptised Sikhs.
The department for Children, Schools and Families says it is up to individual governing bodies to make their own policy on the carrying of the Kirpan.
I do not wish to upset any gay members but would it hurt to allow some people with strong religious beliefs to be exempt from some of these laws
Sir Mota Singh QC has criticised schools who stop pupils from wearing the Kirpan and the Kara (a steel bangle), two of the five "articles of faith" that must be carried at all times by baptised Sikhs.
The department for Children, Schools and Families says it is up to individual governing bodies to make their own policy on the carrying of the Kirpan.
I do not wish to upset any gay members but would it hurt to allow some people with strong religious beliefs to be exempt from some of these laws
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It's apples and oranges. You're comparing school rules with national laws. The equality laws apply to everyone...there arent (and in my opinion, shouldn't be) get out clauses. If there we, then employers could easily use the excuse, "But I'm a Christian, and I do no approve of homosexuality, so I will not employ any gay men or lesbians".
Thin end of the wedge time.
It's apples and oranges. You're comparing school rules with national laws. The equality laws apply to everyone...there arent (and in my opinion, shouldn't be) get out clauses. If there we, then employers could easily use the excuse, "But I'm a Christian, and I do no approve of homosexuality, so I will not employ any gay men or lesbians".
Thin end of the wedge time.
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