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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5630609" data-attributes="member: 24302">When the New Testament was written the Church had barely been established.&nbsp; It was centuries before the Church was controlling governments.&nbsp; It was a Roman world and Paul was telling fellow Christians to obey the government because they were a protective force against evil doers.&nbsp; You&#039;ve taken this out of context and turned it into something else.&nbsp; As Christians we must obey the law except where it contradicts God&#039;s law.&nbsp; I never brought up Sodom and Gomorrah to rationalize executing homosexuals.&nbsp; I have pointed to modern decadence being comparable to Sodom and Gomorrah.Sin is sin.&nbsp; Your only focus seems to be on homosexuality.&nbsp; But sexual sin comes in many forms.&nbsp; There&#039;s also lying, murder, theft, and a myriad of other sins.&nbsp; You want an anything goes society with no restrictions on what you do.&nbsp; What goes on with your pride parades is exactly why most Christians reject your vision of life.&nbsp; You&#039;ve repeatedly argued for that kind of open behavior and act like we&#039;re the ones out of step.&nbsp; I have repeatedly said over the years I&#039;m not the Christian I ought to be.&nbsp; I don&#039;t owe you any explanations.&nbsp; But I do know that a Christian world is a better world than what you offer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5630609, member: 24302"] When the New Testament was written the Church had barely been established. It was centuries before the Church was controlling governments. It was a Roman world and Paul was telling fellow Christians to obey the government because they were a protective force against evil doers. You've taken this out of context and turned it into something else. As Christians we must obey the law except where it contradicts God's law. I never brought up Sodom and Gomorrah to rationalize executing homosexuals. I have pointed to modern decadence being comparable to Sodom and Gomorrah. Sin is sin. Your only focus seems to be on homosexuality. But sexual sin comes in many forms. There's also lying, murder, theft, and a myriad of other sins. You want an anything goes society with no restrictions on what you do. What goes on with your pride parades is exactly why most Christians reject your vision of life. You've repeatedly argued for that kind of open behavior and act like we're the ones out of step. I have repeatedly said over the years I'm not the Christian I ought to be. I don't owe you any explanations. But I do know that a Christian world is a better world than what you offer. [/QUOTE]

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