Gay Man Clashes With Fiery Preacher on NYC Subway: ‘I’m a Good Man and I’m a Gay Man — and Jesus Loves Me!’
Street preachers are relatively common in New York City. But when these individuals take their messages from outdoors to the confines of subway cars, patrons sometimes get agitated. After all, many of these pastors, while well-intentioned, yell their sermons and force their ideals upon patrons. In response, weary riders tend to ignore the displays, rolling their eyes or tuning the preachers out entirely.
In a video that was uploaded to YouTube a few days ago, though, one patron decided to speak up after a man preaching on the subway took aim at homosexuality.
“What the hell are you teaching our children that two men that lay together and have sex,” the preacher can be heard saying in a video captured by a cell phone. “What are you teaching the younger generation?”
As he continued, some spoke out against his message, calling him “full of hate,” “ignorant,” “scared” and “bad,” however he was dissuaded from stopping. In addition to claiming that singer Michael Jackson “died, because he was gay,” the man spoke about anatomy and his views on same-sex relationships.
“You can’t put to men together,” he continued. “Men don’t got no breasts.”
One of the patrons listening to these messages simply couldn’t take the diatribe any longer. He jumped out of his seat, faced the preacher and said, “I’m a man and I’m a good man — and I’m a gay man and Jesus loves me.” He continued, repeating the line that Christ loves him at least two additional times.
The preacher responded fervently. As the two continued to clash, the self-described gay man called the preacher a “false prophet.”
“Jesus is love,” he said, getting a round of applause from those on the train.
Watch the clash unfold, below:
(H/T: Gawker)
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msjoe43
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 7:08pmSo… you are gay and you are a good preacher man… So, what else is news.
I don’t care if your gay . . . not interested in you life style. . . don’t really care if you wish to marry your partner . . . So what else is news.
So … you are a street preacher man . . . giving sermons on the streets . . . don’t really care. . . So, what else is news.
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sweetieboat
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 6:23pmRangerskippy, you make all the right points. I felt the compassion in your statement. It does not have to be my belief I defend, it is about defending the word of God. It is not about homosexuality, but about our arrogance in saying, I know better than God, I was made to have sex with men, although we know woman was made for man. Its about the tearing down of the family, as man cannot have babies. If every one was homosexual, the family would soon fade.
If is important to remember that God gave man a king, divorce, ten commandments, but did not take away the from the judgement on homosexuality. (I put the 10 commandments because we were supposed to have a personal relation with God where God taught us.)
I am so sorry, but I must defend the Word of God because it is the foundation the gives me life’s purpose and justifies my living.
I did not create my life and cannot find a justification for it except my relationship with God, and it is so joyous, I cannot deny it.
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wrightbobo
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 5:28pm“I’m a man and I’m a good man — and I’m a gay man and Jesus loves me.”
Yes Jesus loves you! Jesus would also like to explain to you what your body cavities are designed for!
It is in your best health interest to know.
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John Valentine
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 4:52pmTHE_DOORS_OF_PERCEPTION do, truelly, come into this conversation by allowing “Reply”‘s to your comments. Else, I suggest that people simply ignore your posts. Searcher619 as I recall, Jesus requested that we go out to the naions to spread the word. We’re getting there but as you prove, we have much more preaching to do in “civilization.” And some peaple will never be reached.
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The_Doors_Of_Perception
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:33amyou can reply to my comments all you want…or you can ignore them…
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Jaxco
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 4:17pmGod loves the sinner, hates the sin. If homosexuality is not a sin, God owes an apology to Sodom & Gomorrah. PS. He doesn’t.
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mcsledge
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 4:07pmChrist loves all of us. However, His love and His mercy will not cheat eternal justice. Christ has stated that He will not save man in their sins, but from their sins. He will not save one engaged in sin, but he will forgive one who has gone through the proper repentence to eliminate said sin from his/her life (or one who is truly making an effort to do so).
Jehovah, Christ’s pre-mortal name, made it clear to Moses what God’s position is on unnatural affection. It is an abomination. Christ later made it a point that sin can come through thought and not just action. A man can be guilty of adultery in his heart. Still later, Paul, an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ groups unnatural affection (homosexuality) with murderers and adulterers.
We all have our own weaknesses to overcome. However, it is one thing to do something wrong while acknowledging that it is wrong and quite another to do something that is wrong that you have convinced yourself is right. Such is the case with homosexuality. It is unnatural and no amount of science can prove otherwise. Nature promotes life. Nature promotes the family unit as intended by God. Homosexuality ends a gene pool. Homosexuality creates no family unit.
Although Christ stated that their are two great laws, the only way man can prove that he loves God is by keeping His commandments (if ye love me, keep my commandments). Love without obedience is hypocracy and will never save.
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Granny58
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:36pmJesus DOES love him, and all of us. He came and saved us while we were in our sin. still, he hates the sin and we need to stop. that means all of us. we won’t be perfect, only Jesus is perfect, but we need to do our best.
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Bill S.
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:25pmThe homosexual is correct that Jesus loves all sinners and died to pay for those sins but Jesus will not hear your prayers or accept you in the living in something our Father calls an abomination or will any practicing homosexuals ever see God’s heaven.
1 Cor 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (synonym for homosexual, nor abusers of themselves with mankind (speaking directly of homosexuality)
Romans 1:24-32, 1 Cor 6:9, Ro 16:17, Matt 4:4, 2 Tim 3:16, Lev 18:22,1 Cor 7:2, 1 cor 7:2, 1 Cor 11:3, Cor 11:7,
—1 Cor 11:9—
1 Cor 11:11, Deu 22:5, 1 Cor 11:11, Prov 18:22, Matt 19:5,
1 Cor 7:2-3, 1 Cor 7:4, 1 Cor 7:33, Eph 5:23, Eph 5:28,
Eph 5:31-33, Eph 4:17-19,Titus 1:6, Gen 2:24, Jude verses 6-8 1 Tim 1:8-10, Eph 4:17-19
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girlnurse
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 9:28pm“God judgeth the righteous, and GOD is angry with the wicked every day.” (Psalm 7:11, KJV)
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MACaTAC
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:13pmAdd your comments
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MACaTAC
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:13pmHomos don’t think straight.
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:12pmSleezy gay men spread disease. Bi-Sexuals spread sleezy gay man disease to women. Gay spreads disease. Sleezy spreads disease. It’s a bad recipe for society. Ergo? Alinsky radicals love this stuff.
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Yoach
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:55pmChrist loves adulterers, child molesters, thieves, liars…He loves all of us. So the gay guy was right in that respect. But that does not mean Christ accepts his immoral behavior and will accept him into his presence after the gay man’s inevitable physical death. ESPECIALLY when the gay man knowingly commits sin and refuses to stop his immoral behavior. Christ taught us to bridle our passions and to do good.
The Bible tells us to judge and it says it often enough that when someone suggest that we aren’t supposed to be disgusted by flagrant in your face sodomites and condemn the behavior, we know they are simply fools.
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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:48pmI can love the person, but hate the sin! Jesus does.. yes, Jesus loves you, he died for you, but he expects all of us to fight the very things that are sins. Read your scriptures dude, it says NO where that God created man to be with man or woman to be with a woman, it does say He created man and from man he took a rib and created a woman.. to go forth and replenish the earth. Remember Sodom and Gommorah.. and those men who were searching out men.. do you remember what happened to them.. If you profess to know so much about Christ..then you should know why he died for you.. he does expect you to fight against the sins we commit. Remember the harlot who was found sinning.. what did Christ say. “Go and sin no more” He also said, “you who have not sinned cast the first stone”!
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:18pmI think Jesus would prefer that both of these tools mind their own business. I’m sure of it. He would probably tell those that want to parade around to get some friggin’ humility. He might tell barak hussein obama to go to helll. To try some humility, stop fraternizing with alisnky radicals. Stop exploiting through divisiveness and straw man arguments.
It’s HOW we get to these ridiculous arguments on the bus that ere the true EVIL.
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HYPNOTOAD
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:36pmNobody asked you for your lame wrong opinion. In Ghandi or Mother Theresa didn’t get born again and still did all the works they did for the poor. They would straight to hell when they died.
The homosexuals are fooling themselves when they think they can shove their private part up the rear end of another guy and God is approving of it. Yes God still loves them but he is sickened by their behavior.
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truemedia
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:47pmthe Gospel is clear. God has put all sin on His Son Jesus Christ and salvation is a gift of God. Its is NOT BASED ON PERFORMANCE. But His GRACE. He is NOT imputing sin to us. Now with that said. We are to walk holy with God and if we sin (whether homosexuality or lust, or fornication whatever) Rom 6:16 makes it clear what happens. We make ourselves slave to that sin and to Satan and can open ourselves to the destructive results of that sin. But God doesn’t stop loving us nor turn himself from us. Its called GRACE. Christians use the Old testament to express a New Testament Revelation.
Why did Jesus say to the woman caught in Adultery. Go an sin no more.What it to say His love and forgiveness was conditional? No He had already forgiven her. It was so she would not find herself bound to the sin which so easily snares us and we become slaves to Satan!
The word Gospel means: TO GOOD TO BE TRUE NEWS! We are forgiven of ALL SIN by Jesus’ sacrifice but we can become slaves to sin if we continue in it But that doesn’t change God Grace in Christ through us who call on Him to save US
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girlnurse
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:14pmKnow yenot that the unrighteous shallnot inherit the kingdom of God? Benot deceived : neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9 & 10
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neocon1
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:46pm” ‘I’m a Good Man and I’m a Gay Man — and Jesus Loves Me!’
WRONG on TWO of the three points…..
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girlnurse
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:29pmRight! The bible says “Repent” and be saved…the difference is that the gay man (and all gays) would DENY they are sinning. They not only DENY that homosexuality and sodomy is a sin–but they want us all to buy the lie that its a good thing and just an alternative lifestyle….we know better.
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Bill S.
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:57pmWhich is why the homosexuals wrote the abomination called the “gay bible”. It is a sin just to put those two words together!!!!!!
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servant100
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:31pmUmm… here are two obvious candidates for Comrade Como and the NYPD’s latest effort to clean up the NYC streets. Since these two are obviously dangerous lunatics…they need to be involuntarily institutionalized… Just get the brownshirts and we can clean up the whole place.
Krystalnicht……
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HYPNOTOAD
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:29pmFor the Millionth time…Christians don’t hate homosexuals. They hate the sin of homosexuality. The Christaphobes have been pushing that lie for way too long. If you are that ignorant and still think that way, you deserve to be angry all the time. Revel in your hatred of all things Christian you haters!
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Granny58
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:38pmThank you.
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666Sucks
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:06pmThere are deviants in every species, if you can be born with functional both male & female, then it stands to reason a thought process can be miss wired as well. There was a time these rectal rangers stayed out of sight, but the communist party needed to destroy morality so they brought them out into the light and turned a simple biological abnormality into a “lifestyle” of degenerates-’ not all homosexuals, but enough to help destroy America! If every man became a homosexual 120 years ago, there would be no people alive today, absolute proof it’s an deviant abnormal practice! And here is the proof this was cultivated by the communists http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm, specifically:
24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.
25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”
The communists played America like a cheap fiddle, and we all just sang along for political correctness! And that is how they defeated us in this battle. The question is, can we come back in time to win the war? We are vastly outnumbered, the World Wide Communist Party led by the UN, The Muslim brotherhood who now control the White House, the Cartels in bed with Al Qaida, street gangs, and a massive hoard of morons like clueless Afr
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666Sucks
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:10pmCartels in bed with Al Qaida, street gangs, and a massive hoard of morons like clueless Africans and Jews that vote for communism and anti Semitism! We Americans are vastly out numbered!
Every day is a gift my friends!
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neocon1
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:48pm666sucks
BINGO !!!
a Man who gets it!!
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Snubby
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:57pmI definitely do not support homosexuality but i do just want to say that God condemns any form of sexual sin the same. Heterosexuals that have sex outside of marriage are just as condemned. It’s true that homosexuality is unnatural but neither is sex outside of marriage
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REBELWITHACAUSE
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:49pm@ RangerSkippy – Well said, and SO very true. First, I’d like to say, while this so-called “preacher” is telling the truth(as far as what the Bible has to say about homosexuality, he is wrong in the way he is going about it. First and foremost, he is only angering the gays and those who support the gay lifestyle. It doesn’t affect those who believe he’s telling the truth… it only affects those who don’t believe he’s telling the truth, and those folks have already chosen their belief system… he’s not going to change the way they think or feel about that lifestyle. BUT, like Ranger said… there is no doubt that, taking your “feelings” out of the equation, if you truly analyze the lifestyle itself, it totally destroys the “family”. It’s hard enough to find a wholesome, God-fearing, loving family in this nation anymore. If you’re a Bible-believer at all, II Tim. 3 starts the ball rolling on mankind in this end-time. Throw the gay lifestyle into the mix and you have an absolute cess pool, which God CANNOT abide with… for he IS love and truth, and he can’t abide with sin. THIS is why this nation is going down the tubes so fast. The multitudes have become lovers of Satan’s way of life… rather than GOD’s way of life. A blatant disobedience to God’s laws and total neglect for one’s spiritual life is bringing great destruction to this nation, and really fast. People better start paying attention… we ARE in perilous times NOW!
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wilbstal
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:48pmObey the Lord what part dont you all understand???
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REBELWITHACAUSE
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:02pmLOTS of people THINK they’re “obeying the Lord”, but… I could show you a MULTITUDE of people who go to church at least once, and sometimes twice a week, who really are basically good people, but… every one of them has found a way to “reason” around at least HALF of the 10 Commandments. Tell me you keep God’s 4th Commandment, and I’ll shut up. Oh, and if you think Sunday is the 7th day of the week, think again. Oh, and if you’re one of those who “reasons” that it’s okay to keep whatever day you choose as long as you choose one, think again. Oh, and if you’re one of those who believes Saturday is the 7th day and therefore the Sabbath, BUT… you still go to church on Sunday, or believe Sunday is ‘the day of worship’, think again… I could go on and on and on here. Until each and every one of the 10 Commandments is kept AS they’re supposed to be kept, and mankind repents of their many sins, Satan will have his time to unleash much fury on mankind, all because he knows he has but a short-time before Christ returns, but too, because Satan knows man’s “potential”… and hates you and wants to destroy you. Because mankind continues to “reason” and do what is right in his own eye, vs. what God says to do or not do, then… there’ll be no ‘obedience’ and therefore no ‘blessings’… just a great deal of cursings from God in these latter days.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:41pmFor me, . . . the phrase “obey the lord” doesn’t transfer into reality. What I see are words, written by men [claimed by others to be 'the words of god'], that were written in a completely different culture and era from what we currently live in. What I see [by such words] is, “these people made a claim of the supernatural that therefore must be followed without evidentiary support that there even WAS a deity that demanded it”.
Just wanting to put it into perspective. Now, . . . by default, I may “obey ancient laws”, . . . but only because I choose to do so anyway. Not out of duty to an ancient culture’s mandates, or “a deity”. There are other rules/laws that they had that I would never follow, nor would [or do] most christians. Different time. Different life parameters.
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theotherberean
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:34pmDEAVON
All you do is complain about God.
You’re angry because He doesn’t treat you “special.”
Satan felt the same way, and pride was his worst enemy.
You can submit to Jesus and remain in submission to Him, or you can rebel and reject Him. It’s your choice and it’s that simple
Regardless, no one care’s either way whether you do that or not.
So please stop your pathetic whining.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:39pmExcuse me, Berean, but what I said here was NOT “complaining”. Nor am I “angry”. You have no idea why I am no longer a christain, but appear to post generalities about me that are not true. Feel free to do so, if you wish, but your belief doesn’t make it the case because you say so.
And it would appear that you expect me to be a mindless drone who will just “bow down and worship a concept that has absolutely NO basis in reality”, . . . and claim that I “whine” about it. If you don’t like my posts, then by all means, overlook them and stop posting FALSEHOODS. If you don’t care, . . .then MOVE THE HELL ON!!!
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theotherberean
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:40pmREBEL, who is your guru? Ellen G. White or Charles Taze Russell?
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theotherberean
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 3:55pmDEVON yes you are complaining.
You’ve had the same whining complaints for at least the last 3 months, and it’s pathetic.
I keep trying to tell you that but you’re just as much in denial of that fact as you are of the fact that God really does exist and has made Himself known to you, and the Bible is clearly everything it claims to be, and is held up to be.
You’re the phony. Do you actually think anyone believes anything you say? Ha!
We ALL know why you’re not a Christian because that’s what you’ve been whining about it incessantly. Over and over and over again.
I don’t have to post generalities about you because everyone can see for themselves exactly who and what you are. You’re the one who posts generalities about a God, and all because He doesn’t treat you “special.”
You want your participation trophy without doing any work.
It is no falsehood that you ARE a mindless drone, bowing down and worshiping a concept that has no basis in reality.
Everyone knows how you feel. No one cares. Give it a rest.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 4:15pmWhatever, Berean. Your attempts generalizing me are just pathetic . . . and shows that you are open to an unethical slandering of me . . . merely because YOU believe it to be true. And yes, you generalize who I am and use UNTRUE absolutes. I suspect you do this because you HAVE no real arguments, so must post things about my character that you CANNOT know in an attempt to make yourself appear to be “in charge”. But you have nothing on me. I am not your subordinate, nor will I give your words any credence, when all you do is misrepresent me.
I understand that you dislike me because I don’t blindly bow to your special friend.
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theotherberean
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 5:16pmDEVON, no, no, and no. And yes, you are my subordinate and you should start doing everything I tell you.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:33amLOL . . . . Berean, you’re just too funny. I’m going to change my ways because of you!
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theotherberean
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 12:36pmProbably not. They say ignorance is bliss.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:09pmHey, Berean, though I would love to see it happen, . . . don’t ever go to, and post on, thethinkingatheist.com forums . . . because you will find yourself squashed by whose you would label “ignorant”. Just friendly advice that I hope you don’t take.
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theotherberean
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:40pmHey DEVON you ignorant twerp, have you ever heard of USENET? Probably not. I was making fools of atheists on USENET back in the 90′s. I doubt they’re any smarter now. If you are an example, then I am “sure” of that.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:45pmLOL . . . . then go on the forum I suggested and show them how it is, if you are up for it. Or, if you’re all about ad hominems, then just stay here where it is safe for you. I haven’t been on USENET, but that is beside the point.
Be sure to use your same screen name as here so I can enjoy the back and forth.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:50pm. . . . . I mean, theists are literally crushed on there daily, . . . you owe it to them to come to their defence and humble the arrogant.
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 1:55pmdefense
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The_Doors_Of_Perception
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:02pmLol or start your own forum…I suggest Ignoranttwerp.com
Joshmo: The bible is full of inaccuracies and historically incorrect information…
Theotherberean: You ignorant twerp!
Joshmo: Oh yea you’re right :(
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theotherberean
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:24pmThere are more ignorant twerps here than anyone should have to stomach. You two are prime examples.
Besides, evidently you chumps aren’t smart enough to mount your own arguments. You have to run and hide behind the skirts of the “real” atheists. LoL Doesn’t that make you their be otches?
Grow up you guys. Is this all you are?
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DeavonReye
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 2:51pmIf you GAVE us something to debate. . . . .
What I’m talking about is that you seem to have it all together, and so many of the theists there need the help from someone as put together as you claim to be. They need you to explain to the atheists why they are ignorant. The arrogant must be humbled!
And just as a warning, . . . they are far more formidable than I’m sure USENET ever was.
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theotherberean
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 3:36pmDEVON, you might as well just go ahead and change your user name to IGNORANT TWERP since that’s how you shall be known from here on.
I already rebutted your insanely ignorant arguments concerning “ancient laws” and the 10 Commandments. You may now prove I’m wrong. Oh wait, you’re not smart enough for real discussions, you can only throw rocks. Bummer huh.
Well, maybe you could ask your girlfriends on the Atheist site what to say now, since you’re not learned enough to put together a reasonable argument yourself? It’s like… you throw a stone and when someone throws one back it’s like — oh help me, help me and you run away and hide behind your girlfriends.
Pathetic.
I already demonstrated “your” ignorance. You’re just a poser. You even admit your ignorance, and are still trying to hide behind your Atheist girl friends skirts who you think are smarter than you. But I’m just as sure the little girls that hang out there are just as ignorant as the fools I debated on USENET
All atheists are fools, most of them like you, willing fools, and I’ve learned not to argue with a fool. They will bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
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ScarletRose
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:04pmJESUS DID SPEAK of ACCEPTABLE relationships – PERVERTS JUST IGNORE IT:
Matthew 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
JESUS just said that God the Father made them MALE AND FEMALE in the case of HUMANS for the purpose that they should enter into BLOOD COVENANT MARRIAGE – nothing else was understood by anyone there to be “ALSO ACCEPTABLE” and was certainly NOT even IMPLIED by Jesus, even if the topic was “DIVORCE”.
PROOF is in the fact that promiscuity and easy divorce and SEPARATING CHILDREN from their PARENTS are all ALSO on Josef Stalin’s Agenda for the Destruction of America – along with PLANK #26 – promotion of homosexuality – something Josef Stalin himself eradicated upon HINT without TRAIL.
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REBELWITHACAUSE
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:53pmThere is just one problem with all these scriptures… many may BELIEVE there is a God, a creator of the universe and all that is in it, but… they do not BELIEVE Him. Until people wise up, repent of their sins and start keeping God’s laws… and I do mean every one of them… then, the problems of our day will continue. God is going to allow great punishment to come upon the people very soon… I sure pray he counts me worthy to escape those times. Scary times are coming, folks!
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EgoLacuna
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:45amI’m not trying to be provocative, I’m just curious…how do people resolve the contradictions that exist when using scripture as a guide to interpret the morality of modern behavior. For example, if you believe that the bible condemns homosexuality, why not also believe that slave ownership, or punishment for not caring for your crops is also a sin? If anything, the bible is more more explicit with things like marrying your brother’s wife, than it is about men having sex with men, yet I have never heard someone expressing indignation when someone failed to marry his brother’s widow. I’m not asking this antagonistically, I would really like to understand how the contradiction gets resolved. If you feel the urge to get aggressive, or call me names, please create a separate post.
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ScarletRose
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 12:17pmYou are only doing a partial Scriptural search. The time and place for a man to marry his brother’s widow was inside the GOD Theocracy, for purposes of raising up children to the HOUSE of the Brother. Once that Age was passed, there is a passage that drops most “management” req2uirements of the THEOCRACY. But His few commands about homosexuality are that it is an UNCLEAN ABOMINATION of the FLESH – which they all understood to be NOT SO SLIGHT as you imply – as it was a MAJOR PART and is today, of MOST Idolatry.
God drove HIS point home with Sodom and Gomorrah and the ISSUE is thereby SETTLED. Just as Numbers 16 settled all issues of His choice of MOSES as the Leader of the Israelites.
NOTHING HAS REVERSED THAT OVER-COVERING STATEMENT.
NO ONE ASKED Jesus for permission to commit homosexuality, because they had SODOM AND GOMORRAH for a MEMORIAL to the answer.
NO SMALL THING TO THEM, who still had enemies still worshipping Molech and other fire gods, that the ANSWER to what amounted to WORSHIP OF THE FIRE GOD – that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah WITH FIRE AND BRIMSTONE.
And no small thing today that Venereal Disease also burns up the bodies of those who practice it, today.
And all that decent, civilized behavior that homosexuals promised – 30-40 years ago when they wanted out of the closet HAS NEVER BEEN FORTHCOMING.
If you think it has, tour the hospital wards dealing with it and its required surgeries, et al.
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neocon1
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 1:56pmego
there was the OLD Jewish law = OLD testament.
when Jesus came he brought a NEW COVENANT, Christians are of the NEW testament which is clear about the sin of homosexuality
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girlnurse
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 2:56pmThe “laws” are written in our hearts. Thats why we have guilt when we do something wrong. But Jesus came to fullfill the law. There is a difference between jewish laws and modern day Christianity. Back then they had the seculars too..but now we are overrun with the secular law. For instance in our laws a woman can kill her baby before it is born. Back then only heathen pagans did that.
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EgoLacuna
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:41pmI appreciate those responses. My reading of the Sodom and Gomorrah story (at least in Hebrew, as I grew up reading it), led me to different conclusions. I never had the impression that G-d destroyed the cities because of any single act, or single sin. Pulling out homosexuality seems very arbitrary in the collection of sins that the Sodomites were guilty of committing.
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ScarletRose
Posted on February 19, 2013 at 11:39amHomosexual person has every right to decide what to do with their life. Even God grants that. But neither God, nor the Constitution grant the right to FREEDOM FROM CONSEQUENCES of CHOICES AND ACTIONS.
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Revelation 21:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
27 But nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed shall ever enter it, nor anyone who commits abominations (unclean, detestable, morally repugnant things) or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Leviticus 18:22
You shall not lie with a man as with a woman; it is an abomination.
There are not that many people that the Bible said God actually hated. But HE also didn’t say that “HIS LOVE is what takes a person to Heaven. MANY will go to Hell that God Loves.
The issue of Entrance into Heaven concerns whether those people Love the Lord their God and OBEY Him., Whether they ask Him to forgive their sins, and if they REPENT of their SINS, AS CALLED SINS BY HIM, and not by HUMAN definition.
I have no doubt God loves both of those men. If the Preacher is being HALF OBEDIENT to God, he is NOT obeying God to study the issues he feels called to preach about. He should stick to what the Bible says is wrong. It is that they worship FLESH above worship of the Living God. They worship Molech and Be-elzebub. Not Jehovah an
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