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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op again. Also,in the new testament Jesus himself says that being with a divorced woman is wrong

Matthew 5:32

"..anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery."

[b]Why do churches allow divorce but are so upset about gay relationships when Jesus himself never talked about that?[/b]

I should have made that my title in retrospect.

It's in the new testament
It is said by Jesus himself
But churches still choose to ignore that and care about gay people instead

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Assuming a church is very outspoken about an issue like gay marriage but ignoring divorce outside of Jesus' direction (no divorce except for adultery), I'd agree that's hypocritical.

However, other people may argue that the Bible says several different things about divorce, but condemnation of homosexual behavior is consistent across the whole text.  I don't buy that.  Jesus said that divorce cannot be outside of adultery, and it doesn't get much clearer than that.  Jesus also forbid lust, the apostles recommended celibacy for everybody, and I see churches accepting people who live together outside of marriage, couples who have divorced previously, etc.  None of this is following the Bible.  If you are going to claim to be a Bible-based church, the first step is following the Bible, not just freaking out about gay marriage.[/quote]

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