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Chris4Christ 59M
118 posts
3/31/2015 6:22 pm

I as well have friends and family that are gay and lesbian.
I want the best for them because I love them, and because of that I won't condone or agree with their lifestyle.

Here in California we've been dealing with this exact situation (the bakery) that I think you are touching on.

In my opinion this law that Indiana recently passed benefits businesses of all sizes by protecting them from individuals of the LGBT community who are wielding their own newfound freedom to express themselves openly as a weapon to force people to not only accept them, but demand that business owners simply discard their religious or ethnic beliefs all in the name of "what is right".
In reality, the LGBT community aren't simply addressing their newfound rights, they are denying the rights of others simply out of spite.
This would be considered reverse discrimination.
So, what about the rights of the business owners?

If I were a small business owner I would gladly serve anyone, regardless of gender, sexual preference or religion.
But if a customer were to ask something of me that goes against my spiritual and moral beliefs and I tell them I won't accommodate their request, I feel I should reserve the right to ask them to leave my business should they become demanding.
This would be no different than if a minor flipped out because a business owner wouldn't sell them alcohol or cigarettes and the business owner tells them to leave his business.

And like everything else, I'm sure there will be some business owners who will use the new law as a tool to discriminate against whomever they simply don't like, just because there are mean people in this world.
But that's when we should allow the law to handle the situation, not stand outside of a business boycotting it because we feel that we've been wrong or treated unfairly.

People nowadays are so quick to point out when they feel they are being wronged and will create a ruckus, but couldn't give a hoot about the lives of innocent people that are affected by their public display.


Sojourner06 60M
1768 posts
4/1/2015 6:25 pm

"Willingly SINFUL Christians need to be excluded from any local body of Christians !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Quite a statement.

My question is this: Who are then the one to decide who is "Willingly SINFUL Christians"???

And how many will be left inside (when we stop using OUR judgement, and leave it to the judgement of Christ)?

Being judgemental to others by looking at them and calling them "Willingly SINFUL Christians" is "Willingly SINFUL" as long as you are not able to know others the way God knows us.

You look at the outside of others, and judge them.
God is looking at the heart and still says "I love them. I created them in my image. That's why I sacrificed my own Son".

And by the way: Since when has homosexuality become a more severe sin, that condemns people to be homosexuals and not human beings?

Sin is breaking the Law. Being judgemental or homosexual doesn't matter. You still broke the Law.

Jesus divided between the sin and the sinner. Why don't you do the same?

Blessings



Mogens

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gavinLS 69M
410 posts
4/3/2015 3:07 am

    Quoting Sojourner06:
    "Willingly SINFUL Christians need to be excluded from any local body of Christians !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

    Quite a statement.

    My question is this: Who are then the one to decide who is "Willingly SINFUL Christians"???

    And how many will be left inside (when we stop using OUR judgement, and leave it to the judgement of Christ)?

    Being judgemental to others by looking at them and calling them "Willingly SINFUL Christians" is "Willingly SINFUL" as long as you are not able to know others the way God knows us.

    You look at the outside of others, and judge them.
    God is looking at the heart and still says "I love them. I created them in my image. That's why I sacrificed my own Son".

    And by the way: Since when has homosexuality become a more severe sin, that condemns people to be homosexuals and not human beings?

    Sin is breaking the Law. Being judgemental or homosexual doesn't matter. You still broke the Law.

    Jesus divided between the sin and the sinner. Why don't you do the same?

    Blessings


    Mogens
Amen