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| 21 | So following that logic, women should be banned also since there is the same close quarters, but unlike gay soldiers, women have been sexually abused, raped and ridiculed by the heterosexual male soldiers.
Why do Christians always think that gay men during war will be more concerned with sex than with doing their job and staying alive? Christians seem to be very focussed on gay sex for some reason. If any group loses focus, it's the heterosexual men who routinely rape little girls during combat. Rape is used as a tool of war by some armies such as in the Former Yugoslavia. Is this the "norm" that should be upheld in the military? If there were a few gay soldiers around the heterosexual child rapists might not acquire the mob mentality they get when gang raping kids. Yes, life is on the line, the lives of women and children too. Heterosexual men are the group of people we need least of all guarding girls or "searching" houses. It's very strange when you think of it how Christians think a group of men dropping burning chemicals on a school is fine, or stabbing another man in the guts so he dies slowly while being questioned, but let a gay man into the army (gasp) there might be some evil kissing or worse. Christians would rather see men massacre each other than marry each other. Very scary. | Do you think Gays and Lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military? |
| 22 | And people stopped going to church to show how good they are, but actually did good things instead, or spent that time with their kids having fun or teaching them facts about the world.... | Do you think Gays and Lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military? |
| 23 | Satan is the "God" of confusion? I guess he wrote the Bible then, because the Bible contradicts itself so often it's hard to tell what God wants us to do.
If you look back through history, every era has had terrible things happening, which is why so many religious leaders always thought they were living in the "last days". While these things may still occur, slavery is no longer thought of as God's will, and is not accepted by governments as legitimate. Child labor still exists in some places, but generally kids around the world are not sent down coal mines or given the dangerous jobs like they once were. Pedophilia has always been a problem. If you read history, Greece used to accept that women were just for bearing children but pleasure was with boys. Even the Afghans used to take boys with them when travelling called Kuchi Safari or Travelling Wives. Don't you think that the move by women in Islamic countries towards more rights is a good thing? Don't you think that the open discussion of child sexual abuse is only highlighting what has always been, and now we can fight it? The recent studies in Ireland stated that almost all adults in that country had been inappropriately touched or worse by priests. Can you truly say that things were better in the past and we are now living in the worst of times? I don't believe that. More respect for children, women, non-whites and even animals indicates to me that humanity is moving towards a more enlightened phase. Far worse has happened in the past.You think violence is bad now, what about the Crusades when entire cities were killed. Torture at least now is seen as something shameful. We no longer have public disemboweling of criminals. People once went to the Colosseum to see people being torn apart for entertainment, or to the town square to see people being torn apart by 4 horses. Can you say things are worse today? You say tolerance is a bad thing. Well if the Roman people didn't start tolerating Christians who they saw as a cult, they would still be feeding them to lions. Europe was once full of opium dens which were legal. Drugs have always been a problem for humans. It's not a recent thing. Native Americans used peyote. Other peoples used local plants recreationally or for their religion. Marijuana was used before whites got to the Americas. Drugs only become a problem when they are restricted so much that those people who would use them anyway have to pay much more for them. This is why drugs and crime go hand in hand - because people need money for expensive drugs. In Holland where drugs are semi legal and cheap, drug related crime is almost non-existent, and that country functions very well. Why do Christians only see the bad? Why do you think past times were better than today? Is that a healthy way to think? Why do you think the races shouldn't intermarry? You believe God created humans, yet you go against his design when you say this because all human races are able to reproduce and have fertile offspring. This indicates we are the same species. Why did your God make humans so all races can still procreate? You believe God created the confusion of different languages? So your God is a God of confusion then! Are you worshiping Satan here? Finally, your Bible quote describes people throughout history. Even Christians believed this because they all expected to see the end times. When the year 1000 came, the same mania surrounding 2000 existed with people believing they would see Christ return. Why? Because the Bible passage you gave described the people of that time too. It's human nature to be this way. People today are not any worse than humans have always been. Only a short-sighted person with a dark view of the world would think the world today is the worst it has ever been. A few verses after your quote there is 2Tim 3:12 "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.", yet in Proverbs 16:7 we read "When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." So which Bible verse is the lie here? Both CAN'T be true. You say your God is not a god of confusion, yet the Bible is full of contradictory passages with at least one of them being a lie! | Do you think Gays and Lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military? |
| 24 | Sorry, I don't think you answers some of my questions.
Anyway, you said Satan was the God of confusion, but you also believe God confused us by making different languages. God is therefore acting Satanic! Your explanations of the contradictions with 2Timothy and Proverbs assume a lot. Where in that book does it say which specific dates each verse is referring to? As I said, people 1000 years ago thought they lived in the last days, so they too would think the 2Tim verse was speaking to them. You are saying those Christians were deluded. Why aren't you also deluded? Proverbs 16:7 says "When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.". It doesn't say "we’ll generally get along with people". It's quite adamant. Enemies are MADE to be at peace. This utterly contradicts 2Timothy which says we WILL suffer persecution. Again, both can't be correct. One is therefore incorrect - ergo the Bible does not always tell the truth. This example is one of hundreds. The Bible is a very poor choice to use as a guide. | Do you think Gays and Lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military? |
| 25 | So there are a lot of ignorant people claiming they are Christian. You are by far the minority. | Do you think Gays and Lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military? |
| 26 | The context of these verses is irrelevant. Either one or both are lies. Both cannot be true. | Do you think Gays and Lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. Military? |
| 27 | This morning | When was the last time you said "I Love you"? |
| 28 | Other. I am a man, so I don't wear pantyhose for fashion. I live in a hot country, so I don't need them for warmth. I don't swim where irukandji jellyfish are so I don't need pantyhose for protection. | When is the last time you wore pantyhose or stockings? |
| 29 | Thanks  | When is the last time you wore pantyhose or stockings? |
| 30 | Sorry, I meant the BOX jellyfish. Irukandji are nasty, but won't kill you. From http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barr... -"You have virtually no chance of surviving the venomous sting, unless treated immediately. The pain is so excruciating and overwhelming that you would most likely go into shock and drown before reaching the shore. So don't go swimming alone! Be sure to know the first aid procedures."
In northern Australia at certain times of year they have jellyfish nets at resorts, but pantyhose work too. I don't know how they prevent the barbs entering skin but they do. | When is the last time you wore pantyhose or stockings? |
