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[b]Except for the part about Homosexuality -- Jesus  really believed that part,[/b]  at least according to some (not all) Christians.  Also the part about slaves.  A lot of Christian slave holders thought Jesus approved of it, but modern Christians changed their minds.

As for original sin, sounds like Christians have different ideas about that too.   It's almost like people make up what they feel most comfortable with[/quote]

No, he did not. There isn't a single quote in the gospels where Jesus talks about homosexuality one way or another. [b]Also, the quotes about slavery aren't "approval" by a long shot, they are simply reflecting the reality of those times (and in the gospels the slaves were better people than the masters).[/b]

You guys really, really have to stop making stuff up. [/quote]

How can you in clear conscience make such an argument? Jesus thinks it's okay to reflect the reality of the times without condemning or prohibiting immoral acts? If so, why is there a prohibition on murder, adultery, and theft, when clearly these types of acts were pervasive during certain periods of human history. I mean, if it's reality of our times to turn away from God, is he cool with that as well? Would he provide helpful instructions on how to turn away from God just as how he provided guidance on owning and disciplining slaves?

If you believe slavery is immoral, and you believe that God gave you your morals, and also you believe that Jesus was God, then how can Jesus not condemn and prohibit slavery?

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It's clearly not worth spending any time at all going through the gospel quotes on this subject with you, because you'll just pretend tomorrow that you never read it. (The repeated cries of "Christians think unbaptised children are going to hell!" being a prime example of the worthlessness of discussing religion on DCUM.) [/quote]

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