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[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by markolas

As for Libertarians, they're just Republicans who smoke pot.

[markolas]

Originally Posted by takenbythesky

I can understand their homosexuality policy, no matter how old-fashioned and discriminatory it is: they aim to protect the kids. That said, the BSA's funding has been pulled in some places because of their politics ( http://www.religioustolerance.org/bsa_4.htm ). I just don't feel like they're quite that narrow-minded.

But they throw out kids for being gay, too. It's not about "protecting the kids." They believe homosexuality is immoral, and that's why they ban it. My mother forced me briefly into Cub Scouts when I was about 6. Thankfully, she didn't make me stay in it. That would've been the last thing I would've needed.

[foxyluva]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i mean, if it's in the holy book, and you don't believe it, can you really be a christian? that's where i get hung up.

I can see what you mean here Carrie, but the bible also says eating shellfish is an abomonation - can you really be a christian and eat sea-food? I think there is alot in the bible that is no longer relevant

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by foxyluva

I can see what you mean here Carrie, but the bible also says eating shellfish is an abomonation - can you really be a christian and eat sea-food? I think there is alot in the bible that is no longer relevant

I think you might be helping to prove her point, however unintentionally. I wonder if people feel comfortable picking and choosing which parts to honor simply because they see everyone else doing it--it must be okay. I don't see how that's the way to view a holy book, though I can't say that I subscribe to the concept of a holy book, anyway. It would be nice if people just started looking at it like any other book.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by takenbythesky

I'm not going to argue because I agree; there's no need for me to defend the BSA for being anti-gay. But in my experience they were pretty tolerant and open-minded, probably due to my location.

Im from CA too perhaps you live in the Bay Area? I could see possibly that being an advantage...

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

I think you might be helping to prove her point, however unintentionally. I wonder if people feel comfortable picking and choosing which parts to honor simply because they see everyone else doing it--it must be okay. I don't see how that's the way to view a holy book, though I can't say that I subscribe to the concept of a holy book, anyway. It would be nice if people just started looking at it like any other book.

re: picking and choosing and the Bible, remember, the early Church fathers picked and chose which parts were to remain canon and which were henceforward to be treated as heresy

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

I think you might be helping to prove her point, however unintentionally. I wonder if people feel comfortable picking and choosing which parts to honor simply because they see everyone else doing it--it must be okay. I don't see how that's the way to view a holy book, though I can't say that I subscribe to the concept of a holy book, anyway. It would be nice if people just started looking at it like any other book.

Good to see you on here, my dear.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

Im from CA too perhaps you live in the Bay Area? I could see possibly that being an advantage...

I bet it would've been an advantage in MA too. Along those lines I basically got a liberal public education without realizing it. Hence my confusion about how things actually work when I got into the "real world". Not to mention the fact that business and economics courses weren't mandatory which I think they should be. We should learn how to manage our money early in life.