Quote From: rapunzelkay...this wasn't posted to me, but I couldn't resist. the logic seems so flawed. 'gay people choose to be gay, but mentally retarded (your awful word, not mine) people don't choose the wya they were born'..? what is that assumption based on? and what about people with developmental disabilities who are gay?? and as far as your point about sinning goes, according to the bible's definition of sin, people with developmemtal delays can sin as well as anyone. my client masturbates (that can be pretty sinful, depending on how fundamentalist ya wanna get), she's definitely a big fan of gluttony, she doesn't honour her parents a whole bunch...you get the idea. she doesn't repent those sins though. in fact, she doesn't even have enough language to know what christianity is, let alone memorize all the rules and regulations around it.
First of all, the words "mentally retarded" are not mine either--they're the person's to whom I responded to (I forget who--I don't keep track of who I respond to....maybe "mommyjenna"? not sure). Anyway, those were her words--just to make that clear.
Also, then your client obviously has the brain power to do what she does. She knows what she wants. If she doesn't honor her parents "a whole bunch" than she knows how they're supposed to be treated, but chooses to treat them a different way. The fact that she "doesn't know what christianity is let alone memorize the rules and regulations around it", also implys that she doesn't know what repentance is. Therefore, she couldn't repent if she wanted to. I don't see how she's applicable to the argument.
Also, your question, "what is that assumptions based on?", referring to my statement of mentally challenged people not choosing to be born that way, has me confused. Are you saying that mentally challenged people choose to be born that way? I'm not sure what you meant. Please explain.
