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On the bible stuff, I'm not very up on biblical stuff even though I went to church as a kid/teenager. But if I'm not wrong, I think that much of the rules in the old testament were over-ruled by the new testament. One of them I know is where certain foods were "unclean" in the old testament and in the new testament there is a part where it says "Jesus declared all foods clean". It's like women weren't supposed to come in contact with other people when it was "that time of month". I don't know what was over-ruled and what wasn't ... but the new testament is a progression from the old, so old laws have changed. So now that we are in a newer age, things are different again.
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That is a very important fact. The verses that condemn homosexuality, among other things (like eating pork, no two types of cloth in a piece of clothing, etc) were applicable when humanity was under the
law, essentially, the Old Testament. What most Christians don't realise, is that we are now under
grace. When Christ sacrificed himself on the Cross, he ended all sin. From then on, we were under the grace, or forgiveness of God. Laws from the Old Testament which were used to purify one self were no longer necessary. However, there are those that still apply. And those are often mentioned in the New Testament.
If you don't believe me, you can read Romans I or II to check what I've just said.
I'll add, that I am also a Roman Catholic. I study religion quite vigorously, and usually top everything to do with it. I also happen to be an altar boy, and I'm damn good at it if I don't say so myself - considering I've been doing it since I was eight and a half. I know the mass inside out, I've done the Christmas, Easter, Good Friday, Ash Wednesday, and Asumption masses as long as I can recall - all in good stride. I'm not boasting, I'm simply reminding those who dismiss my opinions so freely that I am heavily influenced by the Church. Just like you. I just don't allow myself to be brainwashed.
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