tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post113389077356492554..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: The Culture War and Homosexuality: A Different Sort of QuagmireSandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-31871157856494798002006-12-07T17:21:00.000-05:002006-12-07T17:21:00.000-05:00Having been involved in the past in the cycle of s...Having been involved in the past in the cycle of sexual immorality, I can testify that a life defined by sexual pursuit for self gratification can be a cruel and narrow lifestyle, whether it be hetero or homosexual in nature. To continually shape onesself to conform to the narrow standards for acceptance only to be rewarded with abusive intimacy is not a recipe for happiness. However, I know andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1134061819229013512005-12-08T12:10:00.000-05:002005-12-08T12:10:00.000-05:00It seems I need to employ an editor. My last comme...It seems I need to employ an editor. My last comment should have, in the ninth line of the sixth paragraph (which begins "After Peter..."), read "On the one hand" rather than "On the way hand." I'm not sure what a way hand is!Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1134051404306326902005-12-08T09:16:00.000-05:002005-12-08T09:16:00.000-05:00Here is a copy of the email which I sent to Pete. ...Here is a copy of the email which I sent to Pete. It deals more thoroughly with the scripture which he referenced.<BR/><BR/>Pete,<BR/><BR/>Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, I've been a little under the weather. How are things in New York?<BR/><BR/>As you know, the fifteenth chapter of Acts records a council meeting in Jerusalem in which leaders of the early church attempt to iron out some Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1133917472518086692005-12-06T20:04:00.000-05:002005-12-06T20:04:00.000-05:00I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Tom...I never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Tom. That passage speaks to homosexuality if and only if you already accept that homosexuality counts as sexual immorality. The passage itself does not indicate what is meant by "sexual immorality."<BR/><BR/>We all agree, I hope, that we ought not be immoral. The question we are asking is what do we mean by moral and immoral? Which actions count as Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1133905913275100042005-12-06T16:51:00.000-05:002005-12-06T16:51:00.000-05:00Hey Pete,Good to hear from you in cyberspace. Are ...Hey Pete,<BR/><BR/>Good to hear from you in cyberspace. Are you still doing a blog? If so, what is the url? Shannon told me you had one, but she couldn't find it for me.<BR/><BR/>By the way, my reading of Acts 15 does not include "homosexuality" but "sexual immorality". To include homosexuality in this passage is to assume that it is sexually immoral, which (per Chris' post) seems a tenuous Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348006121457980087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1133904446680198522005-12-06T16:27:00.000-05:002005-12-06T16:27:00.000-05:00Hey Chris, This is Shannon,s brother Pete. Jus...Hey Chris,<BR/> This is Shannon,s brother Pete. Just read your blog. Question, where does the commands of the Apostles in the Jerusalem counsel in Acts 15 fit in this issue? In verses 20 and 29 the three commands other than fornication are from Leviticus. Would not the fornication command also come from Leviticus? Email me a response petermattice@hotmail.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com