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Bible fundamentalist Christians who worship the bible as GOD'S WORD instead of JESUS as GOD'S WORD, insist we MUST follow the suggestions of Paul in his letters as if it were direct LAW for everyone. They do this despite the fact that Paul is merely an apostle, a sinner no greater than you or I. Even he admits he sins continuously in Romans 7: 17-25. His letters are no more than his feelings, experiences and advice. If we are to follow his personal letters to early churches as LAWS then we deny Christ. In addition, Paul said, in Romans 14:5 “Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” In other words, USE YOUR BRAIN and THINK FOR YOURSELF.   

Now here are some examples of the hypocrisy of these bible fundamentalists:  

• Apostle Paul included LYING, GLUTTONY, DRUNKENESS GOSSIPING, FITS OF RAGE and REVELRY among the sins that result in eternal damnation. So how come I don’t see the self-righteous, convenient bible thumpers paying the same kind of special attention to THESE deadly sins they do to homosexuality? Where are the religious rallies outside of gossip magazines? Why aren't Christian conservatives protesting to make over-eating obese people unfit to be parents, teachers etc? Where is the MASS OUTRAGE? After all, only around 6-10% of the population is gay but lying, gluttony, drunkeness, gossiping, rage etc. These are UNIVERSALLY appilcable to ALL people. Seems to me the reason you don't OBSSESS over these is probably because they hit a LITTLE closer to home right?
• Being gay is not an ethical crime nor anti-social ill. The vast majority of gay people are productive, law abiding citizens, many of them serving their country well. If anything it is just a RELIGIOUS sin (depending on which sect you belong to and how you interpret the bible). On the OTHER hand, something like GLUTTONY and SLOTH which the bible condems in Prov 23:21, Ecces 10:18, Rom 13:13, Phil 3:19 and 1 Pet 4:3 results in over millions of heart related illnesses and death, diabetes, cancer, stroke, financial loss and burdens for everyone, loss of productivity, child hood obesity and early death etc. Where are the Christian protesters. Where is the mass outrage and condemnation of fat people who overeat and will be going to hell according to Paul and other apsotles in the bible?

To any fair-minded Christian who truly follows Christ, these fundamentalist's “biblical” condemnation and  standards are suspiciously SELECTIVE. They claim the bible is absolute holy truth, and judge gay people by it and want the government to cater to their religious dogma when it comes to that issue. But not everything else? How come you don’t want to be held accountable by the SAME bible code in law and all aspects of your life? That inconsistency makes you appear to be hypocrites. If you are going to use the bible in this dogmatic fashion, don't do it just for ONE thing, do it for ALL things.  

The problem is, you can't. NO ONE CAN. And that is your pitfall. This is exactly why Jesus said, "Judge not for the same manner in which you judge will be the same manner in which God will judge you." So for all of you who INSIST on strict adherance to your interpretation of the bible, I hope for you sakes you are PERFECT in EVERYWAY in doing the same.  

Bible fundamentalist Christians who worship the bible as GOD'S WORD instead of JESUS as GOD'S WORD, insist we MUST follow the suggestions of Paul in his letters as if it were direct LAW for everyone. They do this despite the fact that Paul is merely an apostle, a sinner no greater than you or I. Even he admits he sins continuously in Romans 7: 17-25. His letters are no more than his feelings, experiences and advice. If we are to follow his personal letters to early churches as LAWS then we deny Christ. In addition, Paul said, in Romans 14:5 “Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” In other words, USE YOUR BRAIN and THINK FOR YOURSELF.   

Now here are some examples of the hypocrisy of these bible fundamentalists:  

• Apostle Paul included LYING, GLUTTONY, DRUNKENESS GOSSIPING, FITS OF RAGE and REVELRY among the sins that result in eternal damnation. So how come I don’t see the self-righteous, convenient bible thumpers paying the same kind of special attention to THESE deadly sins they do to homosexuality? Where are the religious rallies outside of gossip magazines? Why aren't Christian conservatives protesting to make over-eating obese people unfit to be parents, teachers etc? Where is the MASS OUTRAGE? After all, only around 6-10% of the population is gay but lying, gluttony, drunkeness, gossiping, rage etc. These are UNIVERSALLY appilcable to ALL people. Seems to me the reason you don't OBSSESS over these is probably because they hit a LITTLE closer to home right?
• Being gay is not an ethical crime nor anti-social ill. The vast majority of gay people are productive, law abiding citizens, many of them serving their country well. If anything it is just a RELIGIOUS sin (depending on which sect you belong to and how you interpret the bible). On the OTHER hand, something like GLUTTONY and SLOTH which the bible condems in Prov 23:21, Ecces 10:18, Rom 13:13, Phil 3:19 and 1 Pet 4:3 results in over millions of heart related illnesses and death, diabetes, cancer, stroke, financial loss and burdens for everyone, loss of productivity, child hood obesity and early death etc. Where are the Christian protesters. Where is the mass outrage and condemnation of fat people who overeat and will be going to hell according to Paul and other apsotles in the bible?

To any fair-minded Christian who truly follows Christ, these fundamentalist's “biblical” condemnation and  standards are suspiciously SELECTIVE. They claim the bible is absolute holy truth, and judge gay people by it and want the government to cater to their religious dogma when it comes to that issue. But not everything else? How come you don’t want to be held accountable by the SAME bible code in law and all aspects of your life? That inconsistency makes you appear to be hypocrites. If you are going to use the bible in this dogmatic fashion, don't do it just for ONE thing, do it for ALL things.  

The problem is, you can't. NO ONE CAN. And that is your pitfall. This is exactly why Jesus said, "Judge not for the same manner in which you judge will be the same manner in which God will judge you." So for all of you who INSIST on strict adherance to your interpretation of the bible, I hope for you sakes you are PERFECT in EVERYWAY in doing the same.