John Ensign, Defender of Marriage--Except His Own
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"What Would Jesus Do?" - To Beth from MA
Beth - I offer this.... Jesus would turn to the sinner and forgive their sin and then lay upon them the command - go and sin no more.
Straight, gay, Christian, Atheist - does not matter - there are and will be "hypocrites" throughout history and forever more- Why? - because we are human and we live in a fallen world in which we allow ourselves to be controlled by sin rather than living in submission to our calling as children of God and followers of Christ.
You are absolutely right in our call "to love one another" and it would appear that those speaking out against homosexuality at times seem less than loving, but it is written for Christians to call out other Christians who are not living a life of holiness. Calling someone a homosexual Christian is in essence inaccurate but rather he or she is a Christian with homosexual sin to bear and overcome. Hundreds of thousands have.
Boundries are crossed when language becomes harsh and it seems that those who speak out against homosexuality are denying human rights - it has very little to do with the person's rights and more to do with the sin. Sin doesn't just corrupt an individual as we are ALL part of the body of Christ, so each other's sin has great whithering effect on us all.
Scripture is clear on homosexuality. I wonder what life would be like if we stopped trying to change scripture to fit into our lives and choices and instead allow our choices and lives to fit into scripture.
If someone so chooses to live a life outside the holiness of their salvation and desires to live by the desires of their flesh - then one can only expect a brevity of blessing as living in the flesh disconnects us from our spirits where we find the ties that bind.
The journey on the slippery slope continues.... peace of Christ be with you and with us all.
Jeff
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John Ensign, Defender of....x
I must be missing somehing. Like a computer harddrive, I was born in 1929 and believe my brain was a blank slate, until programmed. Parents taught me their beliefs and societal place in youth, church taught me basic religion, but as I grew and gained knowledge, I started thinking for myself. Same as gays and lesbians, at about age 9 I realized how I had been conceived, but unlike them I continued to mature and gain knowledge. Mixing K12 schooling, then work place 1947 - 1950, I enlisted in military in 1950 and gained a different perspective. I had never been encouraged to gain higher education, but in military during Korea I was promoted, realized I had brains and aptitudes, and was encouraged to grow. Rather than work union, in suppressed area of Ohio, I chose to remain for career. Have been married 57 years this year, and have never slept with any woman other than my wife. Why? My own life style, decisions, and beliefs. I do not criticize others, since when I meet my maker, I only have to account for my own actions. If any of prior posters or others know something I don't, please elucidate. In my lifetime, and meeting/maintaining personnel records of officers and enlisted, supervising and managing others, I view with suspicion those who try to micro-manage others lives. So Sen. Ensign was human, and in weak moment and temptation period, allowed an incident to happen for which he repented, apologized, and took full responsibility. I also note so many in politics, life, business who have done same or more, and blame the tempter. But again, only God (by whatever name, and in whatever form) has the right to judge. "Only those who have not sinned, should cast the first stone". No one else has the right to judge or criticize.
Because when ever the topic of gay marriage comes up...
...so does religion. Nearly everyone who opposes gay marriage uses religion as their reasons for doing so. It comes with the territory.
How'd we get from the Senator's hypocrisy to religion in these Comments? Obfuscation
Isn't the topic of the blog to which these comments are posted about the hypocrisy of Senator Ensign and many others who defend marriage as between one man and one woman - except their own? The blog has nothing to do with religion so why all the comments about religion?
Obfuscate - focusing on religion to distract from the hypocritical truth. Go protest adultery and affairs if you really care about the institution.
Actually... it IS natural
jerr of LA: I'd Google Bonobo if I were you. It IS natural. It happens in the animal kingdom ALL THE TIME. There are countless studies to back this up.
A human being CAN NOT and DOES NOT 'choose to be gay'. It's part of them and really... WHO would WILLINGLY CHOOSE to be something that can open them up to intense ridicule and abuse and in a few parts of the world, is punishable by death?
There ARE SOME people who are confused about their sexuality, but it's more often teens and they usually settle it by the time they're full adults. And then there are Bisexuals...
Really, if you're gonna make a claim like that, at LEAST show that you've done research. It's getting particularly annoying having to correct anti-gay people time after time who refuse to do their homework on the issue.
Not nature
If it is perfectly natural, then dogs would be doing it, monkeys would be doing it, birds, cats, lizards. It is a sexual
choice. gays come and go out of beening homosexual eveyday, one year their gay the next they are stright!
