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Author Topic:   The Church And Sexual Expression
jar
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Message 4 of 34 (793803)
11-06-2016 7:57 AM


A church is free to make any stupid rules it wants.
Churches are free to make any stupid rules for their members that they want, and that the members will accept.
What churches and religions are NOT free to do is try to impose their rules on non-members.

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jar
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Message 6 of 34 (793808)
11-06-2016 9:08 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by Phat
11-06-2016 9:05 AM


Re: Love and Sex
Religions and churches have every right to shoot themselves in the foot although I will admit that is one bizarre example of a foot fetish.
AbE: Since determining who or what makes someone a spouse is a secular contractual issue it really is irrelevant what any church or religion thinks on the matter.
Edited by jar, : see AbE:

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jar
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Message 9 of 34 (793811)
11-06-2016 9:34 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by Phat
11-06-2016 9:19 AM


Re: Love and Sex
Same sex marriage is legal in the US.
Churches can only sanctify or bless marriages, they have no authority beyond what is delegated by the State to perform marriages and then only after the State has first sanctioned the marriage.
I have no idea what a gay union is. Is it like the IDP/HHW? Is there a membership charge.

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jar
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Message 19 of 34 (793935)
11-07-2016 7:56 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by Tangle
11-06-2016 3:16 PM


Re: Its The Purpose
Tangle writes:
Tell me, what flaws are newborn babies born with?
They are all pruny and wrinkly and smell bad and spit up and can't control their bowels and lose their hair and ...

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jar
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Message 20 of 34 (793936)
11-07-2016 8:02 AM
Reply to: Message 17 by Phat
11-07-2016 7:19 AM


Re: Its The Purpose
Phat writes:
The only revelation that I have is that all love starts and ends with Jesus Christ.
You can argue against this fact, but all that you have left is humanity--and you wont fully express your love for humanity without an insight deeper than mere biology.
Do you have any idea how vacuous that sounds?

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