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Old 02-25-2009, 11:18 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Tex View Post
Oh, I fully acknowledge that's what many of them say. And that's certainly what society tells them too. Unfortunately that doesn't reconcile itself to the fact that it's a highly immoral act offensive to God. Sin is what it is, and we're all guilty. No one has a right to rationalize that away on the basis that God hard-wired them that way, no matter the nature of the offense. These are just the kind of heart-rending challenges the atonement exists for.

You call it a semantics game, but words have meaning. The way you characterize an issue can have a huge impact on how you approach handling it, to say nothing of legislating it (i.e., gay marriage).
What's offensive to me, Tex?
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