Was it necessary to repeal DADT?

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

Give me a chance, I have to sleep occasionally.

I wouldn't attend the shower (the celebration of a gay couple adopting) for the same reason I wouldn't attend the wedding, but I'd very likely send a gift to the child, because the child isn't the problem.

To answer DA, yes I would attend a shower for a child of an unwed mother, because the baby isn't the problem. I believe that every child should be celebrated. A baby is something good that can come out of a bad situation.

If the mother threw a party upon finding out she was pregnant - "Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant, come celebrate with me!" - I wouldn't attend that event. But the birth of the child - the birth itself should be celebrated. Every new life is worthy of celebration.

I may not respond to any responses for a while, have a busy weekend ahead.

A shower is a celebration?? Really??

Ok, so we'll go with your "Celebration" label. So am I hearing you say that anything that you would consider to be a celebration, you wouldn't attend, but if it's not a celebration and sin just extemporaneously breaks out, you would attend and stay? What's the difference? If sin is there, doesn't your continued presence endorse the sin?

But it looks like to me you completely contradicted yourself when you said that you WOULD attend the baby shower of an unwed mother because the baby isn't the problem. BUT WAIT.....does that mean the baby IS the problem at a gay couple's baby shower? Can you clarify that?

Your rules for celebratory codes is confusing to me.

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

I'm not AQP, please tell me you wouldn't go to a baby shower for homosexuals?? Please!

As AQP said, it's all about the baby. No wait, that was the baby of an unwed mother. If it's a baby of a gay couple, then it isn't about the baby. Right? I got lost in there, somewhere.

In conclusion.....yep, I would go. And I would buy a really nice gift.

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Dude you are funny too.

I join in his sin by reading it? I have no idea if it is about you it could be about any number of bottom feeders. I have seen it and found it so funny I forwarded the link to my pastor.

What part of the post was untrue?

Is there a screw loose?

[Mr. Smith]

Originally Posted by El Predicador

What else can one expect from your generation.

Glad there are still some young men around like Jason.

Not afraid to call out sinners and tell them to their face.

A modern John the Baptist. Need more like that.

Jason, this should worry you. Before long, EB is gonna show up and brag on you.

[El Predicador]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Jason, this should worry you. Before long, EB is gonna show up and brag on you.

Elder Benincasa is another good man, not afraid to call out sin.

Why would that bother you "Mr Smith"?

You seem like a nice enough young man.

But your actions?

"Avoid the very appearance of evil" thus saith the Bible.

Suppose you go witness in gay bars too?

Sure would be a great cover for sin.

No sister I didn't do anything wrong in the motel with someone else's wife

I was witnessing.

No I was not supporting the gay parade, someone looked tired so I held his sign for awhile.

Avoid the very appearance of evil Mr Smith, the very appearance.

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by El Predicador

Elder Benincasa is another good man, not afraid to call out sin.

Why would that bother you "Mr Smith"?

You seem like a nice enough young man.

But your actions?

"Avoid the very appearance of evil" thus saith the Bible.

Suppose you go witness in gay bars too?

Sure would be a great cover for sin.

No sister I didn't do anything wrong in the motel with someone else's wife

I was witnessing.

No I was not supporting the gay parade, someone looked tired so I held his sign for awhile.

Avoid the very appearance of evil Mr Smith, the very appearance.

I know you're serious, but please don't hate me if this is the hardest I laughed in a while!!!! "Someone looked tired so I held his sign...". I have tears!!!

Ok, now with a straight face....You seem to be stretching the "Appearance" thing beyond recognition. That's the trouble with you con-ners....you take a verse and burn it beyond all recognition.

[houston]

browsing the tellervision... there's a gay m2m wedding on the Jerry Springer Show.

[onefaith2]

here's a quick fix.. put in stalls.... i'm not comfortable showering in the open with any man, gay or not lol

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

In conclusion.....yep, I would go. And I would buy a really nice gift.

You got issues.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Jason Badejo

Thanks Hoovie, and the several others who have complemented my viewpoints. I do certainly love the unbeliever, very much so, for I was in their situation when Christ died for me. YEARS I spent in vanity and pride, caring not my Lord was crucified. I didn't care about God, or other people.
I was a wicked sinner, and worthy of the damnation of hell. And s I never judge anything before the time, BUT the Bible plainly tells us what sins will keep us out of the Kingdom of God, tells us to reprove them, and as ministers to make a clear distinction between the holy and unholy.

ANYONE claiming I don't love people because I wouldn't attend a homosexual marriage, and STRONGLY disapprove of any christian doing so is way out of bounds, and they don't know me. I'm not going to publish my good works (which are not meritous BTW) n here. Suffice it to say, God knows my heart, and there isn't a homosexual, a rapist, a pedophile, or a murderer I don't love, and yes I do regularly minister to these people, and do so with love. I willlet my works stand before God, and more importantly he knows my heart, and the motivation in which I do thing, and HE KNOWS whether I love in truth or pretense, regardless of what some AFF posters may think.

I've had no problem seeing your love for all concerned in this thread.
I hope no one is questioning that.
I've read and re-read, thought and re-thought and I just can't get away from believing you have explained the biblical and Godly concepts behind this topic in a well thought out manner and I must agree.

If there's something else lacking in my understanding I hope and pray earnestly that the Lord will reveal what else I need to know and therefore practice.

I appreciate your contributions to this thread and I also appreciate everyone else's.
We can all agree on the fact that homosexuality is an abomination in the eyes of God, but we can differ on the approaches and still be in right standing.

I've had to really question some things....like what would I do if a family member were homosexual and invited me to their wedding (I wouldn't even consider it for someone other than family).
To be consistent, I could not attend.
What got me to that place was the idea of attending someone's abortion (even a family member).
There is no way on God's greenest earth could I even offer a ride to the clinic, never mind stay there.
It was that scenario that made me have to face the question of attending a homosexual wedding.
And with all that having been said and decided, there's no way on God's greenest earth could I not continue to love either family member...the one marrying someone of their own gender or someone who had an abortion.
And I will extend that to non-family members as well. How dare I do otherwise.

I pray we can all find the center of God's perfect will.

Blessings.