And if I'm not mistaken, Jesus says to continue to obey all of his Father's laws.
I get your point, but it just isn't so clear that Jesus would have thought obeying the laws meant treating your neighbors and family members like pariahs. There are plenty of examples of him acting in exactly the opposite. I understand that you are well aware of that.
Jesus also lambasted the Pharisees for straining out gnats (enforcing laws for their own aggrandization) while swallowing camels (i.e. justice, mercy and faithfulness).
Speaking of rabid southerners, after a seven year absence I'd completely forgotten how zealous North Carolina natives could be about persecuting their own children. It's like a really bad X-men episode. Next up on the agenda here is a constitutional amendment banning even civil unions.
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