Comments on: The gay debate: Are we gonna black list people like the 1950s?! http://rkweblog.com/2008/11/the-gay-debate-are-we-gonna-black-list-people-like-the-1950s.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gay-debate-are-we-gonna-black-list-people-like-the-1950s A conversation on faith & culture for creatives, leaders & influencers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pistol Pete http://rkweblog.com/2008/11/the-gay-debate-are-we-gonna-black-list-people-like-the-1950s.html/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Pistol Pete Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:18:11 +0000 http://richkirkpatrick.com/rich_kirkpatricks_weblog/?p=1403#comment-3398 You raise some good and important questions. As Christians, the best we can do is build relationships in Christ. Instead of spending so much time, energy, money, etc.. trying to legislate righteousness, we should busy ourselves loving people into new ways of being. By the way, I love the look of your heading. Very chic! You raise some good and important questions. As Christians, the best we can do is build relationships in Christ. Instead of spending so much time, energy, money, etc.. trying to legislate righteousness, we should busy ourselves loving people into new ways of being.

By the way, I love the look of your heading. Very chic!

]]> By: Peter Park http://rkweblog.com/2008/11/the-gay-debate-are-we-gonna-black-list-people-like-the-1950s.html/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Peter Park Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:42:49 +0000 http://richkirkpatrick.com/rich_kirkpatricks_weblog/?p=1403#comment-3397 I don't know what to say about this. It seems strange though that as Christians we are quick to judge those who don't know Christ. Just a thought. I don’t know what to say about this. It seems strange though that as Christians we are quick to judge those who don’t know Christ. Just a thought.

]]> By: Bubba http://rkweblog.com/2008/11/the-gay-debate-are-we-gonna-black-list-people-like-the-1950s.html/comment-page-1/#comment-3396 Bubba Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:40:27 +0000 http://richkirkpatrick.com/rich_kirkpatricks_weblog/?p=1403#comment-3396 Rich, insightful post and good questions. I agree with you that politics and legislation aren't going to bring about any sort of real societal change. When we depend on government for morality, we've pretty much given up. I think the real issue is the difference between marriage as defined in social contract and Marriage as defined in Scripture. As a Christian, I believe that homosexuality is a sin. Just like adultery, lying, and idolatry. The government doesn't do much to take away social contracts from people who commit the later sins and I don't see as big an outcry from the "bullhorn" crowd to do so. Offering our beliefs becomes intolerance/bigotry when we decide that there are different "classes" of sin/sinner and we treat those people different. In any case, the black list from either side isn't right. Expected from our society it would seem, but not right. Keep the good stuff coming. Peace. Rich, insightful post and good questions. I agree with you that politics and legislation aren’t going to bring about any sort of real societal change. When we depend on government for morality, we’ve pretty much given up.

I think the real issue is the difference between marriage as defined in social contract and Marriage as defined in Scripture. As a Christian, I believe that homosexuality is a sin. Just like adultery, lying, and idolatry. The government doesn’t do much to take away social contracts from people who commit the later sins and I don’t see as big an outcry from the “bullhorn” crowd to do so.

Offering our beliefs becomes intolerance/bigotry when we decide that there are different “classes” of sin/sinner and we treat those people different.

In any case, the black list from either side isn’t right. Expected from our society it would seem, but not right.

Keep the good stuff coming. Peace.

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