Comments on: On Negativity, Baptists, & Homosexuality http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/ irregularities and other absurdities Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:23:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-57331 Josh Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:45:28 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/#comment-57331 you should probably read the comment where i address that by saying that i didn't create the title rather the editor of the paper did. you should probably read the comment where i address that by saying that i didn’t create the title rather the editor of the paper did.

]]> By: Darryl http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-57269 Darryl Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:25:09 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/#comment-57269 I'm not sure I understand this. Is homosexuality a sin? With no disrespect intended, that's a ridiculous question. Of course it's a sin. Should I love homosexuals? It's another stupid question. Of course I should. There's no way I can read the Bible and, without serious linguistic and ethical gymnastics, reach any conclusions other than these. The problem that I see in the church today in terms of this issue is that we seem unable to reach a balanced view based on these two answers together. Either we talk about it being an abomination and we try to find a way to coax down the waiting lightning or we want to love them so much that we explain it away as being natural (whereas all other sins are ones that we really need to work ourselves up for...?) and so not really a sin at all. Your article doesn't seem to be about if homosexuality is a sin at all. It's about how we should treat people. Not a bad topic, Josh, but it seems like a bit of a sham to pretend to be addressing one thing when, in fact, you are talking about something related but very different. I’m not sure I understand this. Is homosexuality a sin? With no disrespect intended, that’s a ridiculous question. Of course it’s a sin.

Should I love homosexuals? It’s another stupid question. Of course I should.

There’s no way I can read the Bible and, without serious linguistic and ethical gymnastics, reach any conclusions other than these.

The problem that I see in the church today in terms of this issue is that we seem unable to reach a balanced view based on these two answers together. Either we talk about it being an abomination and we try to find a way to coax down the waiting lightning or we want to love them so much that we explain it away as being natural (whereas all other sins are ones that we really need to work ourselves up for…?) and so not really a sin at all.

Your article doesn’t seem to be about if homosexuality is a sin at all. It’s about how we should treat people. Not a bad topic, Josh, but it seems like a bit of a sham to pretend to be addressing one thing when, in fact, you are talking about something related but very different.

]]> By: corey http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-57110 corey Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:14:51 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/#comment-57110 another highly destructive episode where the cross is used not to point others to the love of christ but instead as a weapon with which to jab into the hearts and souls of those who live right next to us. how did the church become its own worst enemy? another highly destructive episode where the cross is used not to point others to the love of christ but instead as a weapon with which to jab into the hearts and souls of those who live right next to us.

how did the church become its own worst enemy?

]]> By: The Evolutionary Trajectory of the Story of God (or it's more commonly held name - Scripture) | iamjoshbrown.com http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-56679 The Evolutionary Trajectory of the Story of God (or it's more commonly held name - Scripture) | iamjoshbrown.com Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:49:43 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/#comment-56679 [...] asked a great question in the comments of this thread in regards to homosexuality. And I probably can’t begin to give a good an answer to that without providing some broad [...] [...] asked a great question in the comments of this thread in regards to homosexuality. And I probably can’t begin to give a good an answer to that without providing some broad [...]

]]> By: Conversations « The Original Mud Puppy http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/comment-page-1/#comment-56617 Conversations « The Original Mud Puppy Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:25:49 +0000 http://www.iamjoshbrown.com/blog/2007/07/10/on-negativity-baptists-homosexuality/#comment-56617 [...] » Josh on Negativity, Baptists, & Homosexuality [...] [...] » Josh on Negativity, Baptists, & Homosexuality [...]

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