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Re: Cornerstone dismay
> > here's we some of us just part ways with ya. the
> christian claims etc.
> > come via the bible and are taken on faith (its
> authority is too).
>
> Ah, but what's interesting about Christianity is
> that it is founded, in
> some ways, on a *rejection* of the biblical laws
> that had come before.
i don't know if i'd classify it as a rejection of the
text as authoritative. instead, it seems like a
reevaluation of its meaning. it's a fuller
understanding of the plan...a greater extention of
what was understood with only the old testament.
> Many Christians today argue that the church accepts
> the "moral" laws of
> the Old Testament but not the "purity" laws. So, if
> we accept that
> distinction, the question facing us, with regard to
> homosexuality, is
> which side of the fence it belongs to. Is it a
> "purity" issue (up there
> with the laws that forbid polyester and having sex
> during a woman's
> period) or a "moral" issue (up there with the laws
> forbidding murder)?
i stand puzzled :) i'm not sure if i could make that
distinction. were slavery issues lumped in with
"purity" laws??? i'm not sure how they were conceived
in the time, but i assume that it would currently fall
under "moral" laws (in terms of rebelling against
masters etc.).
i may start trying to think about this some more and
read up too. it'd be good since it's definitely more
a part of my life. i have lots of homosexual friends,
and the territory becomes ever more uncharted.
-j. marie
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