tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post7658447549438134644..comments2023-09-29T02:56:47.049-07:00Comments on Straight Into Gay America Blog: Theology, Worldview, Bible, Compassion - GlesneLars Clausenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428189687530690119noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-19193859423663568492006-12-09T10:24:00.000-08:002006-12-09T10:24:00.000-08:00Welcome to the conversation Christoph.
What I am ...Welcome to the conversation Christoph.<br /><br />What I am saying is that Scripture is clear and pervasive throughout in its opposition to homosexual practice. In Part II of my book I deal with the portions of Scripture that touch on homosexual practice and it is my reasoned conclusion that the Scriptures themselves are clear and unambiguous on this matter. It is true that Christians come at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-12698757968974963712006-12-08T15:07:00.000-08:002006-12-08T15:07:00.000-08:00Hi Dave,
In order to apparently dismiss the scien...Hi Dave,<br /><br />In order to apparently dismiss the scientific data, you commented that:<br /><br />"This scientific study is more valid than that scientific study. ... It can become a stalemate that ends up trivializing the debate" <br /><br />This seems to imply that all studies, are equal, which is certainly not the case. As a scientist I know that some methodologies are more reliable in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-45583765447198715902006-12-06T18:41:00.000-08:002006-12-06T18:41:00.000-08:00Hello all - first time poster to this discussion. ...Hello all - first time poster to this discussion. A question for you, Dave. In this post, you say that "Scripture is uniform throughout, unambiguous, and straightforward in every respect..." I'm curious how you came to hold this understanding of Scripture. Three questions:<br /><br />1. What do you mean by saying that scripture is "uniform throughout?"<br /><br />2. If scripture is indeed Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088985703105302829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-815900628097541472006-12-05T14:02:00.000-08:002006-12-05T14:02:00.000-08:00I think we're finally getting to the crux of the m...I think we're finally getting to the crux of the matter. People who are homophobic seem to be essentially focused on male sexual acts and also to be attracted to "revulsion" at them. It seems to me that those who are most opposed to recognizing single sex relationships may be repressing some attraction to homosexual contact and suffering nightmares because of that attraction - which they, of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-85101099099107810272006-12-05T12:04:00.000-08:002006-12-05T12:04:00.000-08:00An interesting quote which could be viewed as rela...An interesting quote which could be viewed as relating to this discussion:<br /><br />“The Bible is essentially an open, artistic, imaginative narrative of God’s staggering care for the world, a narrative that will feed and nurture into obedience that builds community precisely by respect for the liberty of the Christian man or woman.” <br />--Walter BrueggemannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-50537477643444341732006-12-05T08:45:00.000-08:002006-12-05T08:45:00.000-08:00I have a real problem when it comes to people sayi...I have a real problem when it comes to people saying that they "know the truth." When someone claims to "have the truth," or "knows the truth," it essentially divides us from one another; it implies that "I know" or "have the truth" and that those who differ from me are "wrong." How many wars have been fought because "I know the truth" and that "my truth" differs from "your truth?" It seems toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-196793553269495682006-12-04T21:43:00.000-08:002006-12-04T21:43:00.000-08:00I would like to know if you would agree to the fol...I would like to know if you would agree to the following as empirical truths:<br /><br />1. That homosexual orientations—defined as persistent sexual and romantic attractions to members of one's own sex and a corresponding absence of such attractions to members of the opposite sex—exist and are not chosen.<br /><br />2. That a change of one's sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13339835.post-30680764240721449072006-12-04T14:14:00.000-08:002006-12-04T14:14:00.000-08:00In your discussion of relying on HUMAN EXPERIENCE ...In your discussion of relying on HUMAN EXPERIENCE or GOD'S REVELATION, here are guidelines from the American Psychological Association. NARTH says the APA was taken over by gay activists. Maybe the real issue is that APA listens to HUMAN EXPERIENCE...<br /><br />Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients<br /><br /><br /><br />Introduction<br />Attitudes Toward Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com