Texas Megachurch Harassed for Refusing to Host Pro-Gay Memorial

Robocoastie »

Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:50 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 7

WiccanTexan said: "That’s a very basic answer to a complicated journey, but it’s a summary."

Bravo! Well summarized answer to a deeply personal question. Wicca is something that I don't profess **but** the information they put-out has helped many people to learn about things they've either taken for granted, forgotten or both. For example, my mother-in-law had never heard the start of summer called "Summer Solstice", both I and my wife were shocked. I was even taught those basics when I went to Lutheran school as a kid. I'm still shocked when I find people that don't realize why Easter, Christmas and a host of other chosen celebrations were decided to be celebrated on those days. Again, even back when I went to Lutheran school I learned those facts. So to the Wiccan community I applaud for having that information out there for those who weren't taught them. Oh and unlike the church not a single Wiccan/pagan has EVER said people should celebrate those days their way, they've just offered the history to those who want it.

Texas Megachurch Harassed for Refusing to Host Pro-Gay Memorial

Robocoastie »

Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:38 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 5

"theseer01" said: "...None of the disciples died of natural causes, save John."

Prove that claim please.

Texas Megachurch Harassed for Refusing to Host Pro-Gay Memorial

Robocoastie »

Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:36 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 7

""We did decline to host the service – not based on hatred, not based on discrimination, but based on principle," Simons told The Associated Press."

What a liar. To discriminate means to treat one group or person differently than another. So what the church is doing IS discrimination, Simons just doesn't like the negativity to that word so he's hoping people are dumb enough to ignore its definition.

**However** the church has the right based on their principles (which is discriminatory) to decline them for whatever reason they want since they are a private religious organization.

The sad part is how the church today has become like the pharisees of Jesus time because what SImons is doing here is demonstrating "who is my neighbor" mentality. It's his way of being able to ignore the commandment: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor." In this case the lie is him twisting the definition of discriminate. It's like when someone says "well we love the sinner but hate the sin" what a load of nonsense, I used to say the same thing but it's nothing more than a way of ignoring them which your biblical Jesus called the religious authorities of the day hypocrits over. (actually he called them brood of vipers but that would violate your censorship rules here).