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From: richard@a.cs.okstate.edu (Richard Brown)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Virus / piracy?  Huh? (offensive to gays) rot13
Message-ID: <3051@okstate.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 88 05:53:46 GMT
References: <2301@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater
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> Xref: okstate comp.sys.amiga:12407 alt.flame:458
+ in article <2301@crash.cts.com>, haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel) says:
+ langz@athena.mit.edu (Lang Zerner) writes:
+         Get it clear.  A "Homosexual" has done nothing WRONG to get infected.
+                                                                   NO AIDS
+           VICTIMS ARE "GUILTY".
+                                                                 Wade.
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  I disagree.  The fact that *I* am offended by homosexuals is of
no importance.  The Bible prescribes the death penalty for homosexuals.
Period.  And a number of other sins/crimes, which are not the topic of
this particular discussion.  And before I am accused of "holier than thou"
I will state, for the record, "I am guilty of many sins/crimes, some
of which are capital.  And Jesus said, 'if you have broken one Law, you
are guilty of the whole Law.'"  
  Recall the incident where the woman who was caught in adulery was dragged
(apparently naked) into the temple and the people asked Jesus if He said
they should stone her to death as the Law required.  Interestingly, the man
who was caught with her is not mentioned.  Jesus reply was, 'let the one f
you who is without sin cast the first stone.'  then He stooped down and 
wrote in the dust.  When He looked up, no one was there except her.
'Where are your accusers? has no one condemnd you?'
'No one, Lord'
'Neither do I condemn you.  Go, and SIN NO MORE' [emphasis added]
   Notice that He didn't say that she hadn't sinned, or that's all right.
He said 'go and sin no more.'  Also, He was without sin, and had the right
to 
cast the first stone, but He chose not to.  He did not say she was forgiven,
but then she didn't ask Him to forgive her.
 
cf. Lev 18.20-25, Gen 19.4-26, John 8.3-11, Romans 1.24-32 (this addresses
a LOT more that just homosexuality!)


  Don't blame ME! I DIDN'T SAY IT.  GOD SAID IT.  Talk to Him about it
if you disagree.  Flames to /dev/null; I am aware that many have a different
opinion, we are bombarded with it till we are sick of it.  So here is a
voice of dissent.
   rich

-- 
     peace -    richard
Richard Brown, Oklahoma State University, Computer Science 
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