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Originally posted by Mark W
forgive the  but what do you think of the vaticans stance Russ? whilst i acknowlege you are not a Roman Catholic, alot of your beliefs overlap, and they are deemed to be the leading christian faith.
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There are major differences between the Prodestant faith and the Roman Catholic faith. Yes some of them do overlap but not all of them.
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Are they wrong, or are christinas supposed to think "homosexual unions (are) immoral, unnatural and harmful.?
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Homosexual unions are not natural as nature intended man to join with woman. However, saying that I am not pro- or anti- homosexual and as such say that everyone is entitled to their own sexual feelings as long as they do not go imposing them on other people.
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Its opinions like these that make meturn awayfrom religious faiths,as they prefer to take their commandments from public opinion defined a few hundered years ago, and not relate to the world as it is today?
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At my church we have a lot of people from younger generations and we have a lot of up-to-date cultures in place. Yes the Bible was wrote hundreds of years ago but many of the teachings are still valid and in the correct context today. Those that are not in the context that you are looking for are usually because of the changes in culture over the years and if you read up on it in more depth you can find out what it means and what the situation would be if it was transferred into todays culture. This then enables you to teach other people about it in a way and contaxt that they will understand.
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If homosexuality is so wrong, then by the same right its fine for us to own slaves and stone people to death? i belive those sort of things were written at the same time? (im no theologan, so cant provide exact quotes)
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Again in the time that this was written homosexuality was strictly forbidden. However, that was under Jewish law and Jesus came to teach that we should all love one another. Yes at this same time people has slaves and stoning was the norm but if they were to look at things like they are today in 2000 years or so then they will be saying 'What they put people in jail even if they were innocent and they had a problem with poverty?' Look at it like this. I would rather be a slave and have food and a roof over my head then be so poor that I cannot keep a home and have to beg for food. How many people have to do this these days?
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*edit* ANYWAY.....this is the kindasubject that will go round and round in circles...im stepping away from it 
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No this is the kind of subject that sparks interesting debate which I would rather have than the same old boring stuff all the time where you post a problem it is fixed and no-one speaks apart from that. It also gives a chance to let people share their opinions on a subject and then you can get to know them better.