SpiderJerusalem said:
I also challenge you to present factual, true information and validation to what gives you and your ilk the right to dictate the lives of others simply because you think that your imaginary friend does not approve of it.
Go.
Reading, can you do it?
I never said I thought I should impose my life on someone else. I even said I AGREE that BioWare should do what they think is right. I AGREE that this family values group is out of line. Any decent Christian worth their salt (and light) is not about to say otherwise. God never gave Christians dominion over the world, Paul even said that we are not of the world, so why should what it do bother us?
Here's a better question, why does it bother YOU? Why does the concept of someone having beliefs bother you so much, that you are willing to throw their opinion to the wayside in favor of trying to cause a fight. Just like I provided no factual evidence (because worldly evidence can always be explained away) all you provided was theory, supposition, and conspiracy rhetoric. I'm a follower of Jesus Christ, but don't even think of putting me in with religious nuts that try to impose their life on others.
If this did not bother you, you would not be sitting there thinking up a reply to this comment right now. But you can't, you HAVE to get the last word, even if it means boiling down into both of us replying "I'm right" every other time. I don't play the last word game, only forum kids and 4chan trolls do that.
You can sit there and write up half-thought posts all you want, but at the end of the day, I haven't once told someone they can't live, or do what they want, because it's not my place to judge, simply to say "this is what the Word says, if you don't believe it, we'll see." Meanwhile, you're sitting there imposing your thoughts on me, simply because what I believe isn't what you want me to believe. I said it before: If I'm wrong, nothing happens. I have NOTHING to lose believing what I do, because if I'm wrong then what is there really?
Bottom line: I don't care what anyone does on this planet, but this discrimination against people wanting to live their life their own way has gotten into hypocritical levels. A gay guy can live just fine, but if I think what he's doing is wrong, I'm suddenly not allowed to think that? It's my mind, I'll do what I want with it.
Captcha: One Hit Wonder
Seems fitting.
Veylon said:
DaHero said:
That's actually a good question, and for the sake of asking an intelligent question, I'll give an intelligent answer. I still stand by my opinion that homosexuality should be allowed in a fantasy game, but since you asked, I'll try to explain the point of view many Christians have about homosexuality, just to give you an idea. This is to the best of my understanding, but I haven't studied this in as depth as many people.
It's true, the subject of homosexuality was not directly discussed by Jesus, or in the majority of the New Testament.
Okay, here's a question. Why are Christians up in arms so much more about Homosexuality, which only Paul talked about, instead of things that Jesus himself addressed? Shouldn't decency groups be concerned that games are indoctrinating children with greed and reflexive violence? What happened to the camel and the eye of a needle or storing up treasures on earth vs. heaven? Doesn't the waving of lightsabers remind anyone of Jesus's admonishment to Peter that those who take up the sword die by the sword?
The funny thing in the last statement is that they actually do die by the sword, or blaster, whichever the script says.
That's the key point: The script. Star Wars is a fantasy with no actual God, no deity, and I have yet to see any social norms in place, it's rarely talked about.
As for why people are up in arms, it's simple: Why does any person, at any time, want power? So they can impose. Any solid, non-religious believer, wouldn't bother with power struggles. This kind of stunt doesn't help testimony, it hurts. The people doing this are less in it for faith, and more in it so they can mess with other people's business. This is the same level as Mothers vs. Violent Video Games, it just gets treated with an almost racist level because it's based on religion.
Now, as for why Homosexuality gets more screentime versus other issues? It's the one that everyone's talking about right now, plain and simple. Before this, it was sex/swearing on TV, before that it was (gasp!) married couples sharing the same bed on TV, before that it was Rock. Homosexuality is a needlessly overblown topic, made hot by everyone wanting to go up in arms about it.
Also, I'd be happy to take this to PMs with you, as I'm not a big fan of the Mos Eisley Spaceport brewing in this thread.
