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Polygamy (Split from Christianity thread)
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rosy23 said:
Fair enough. This raises an interesting point though (unfortunately unrelated to this topic). Serious question, is that word considered a swear word on the forum or not? I know different people have different views of it but I believe it is a swear word ad if my kids said it or if they said it at school you could guarantee that they'd get told off for it. Just wondering what you think and if you think it is acceptable to use given the family values of this forum?
Six Pack said:
I understand what you are saying and I would certainly agree that not everything in the Bible is easy to understand. God's methods are often confusing to us but that is where we trust that He has a higher purpose that we don't understand or know about. I think, on this occasion it is not such an inconsistency too because the scriptures are very clear when that sort of behaviour was to stop once the world had been populated enough, in God's eyes, so monogamous relationships should take over.
Six Pack said:
No SuxPack...because I have argued my case about this on another thread (when the debate was about whether gay sex and gay marriage was 'natural and normal') and feel I don't need to go down the same path again.
Secondly, I feel I have politely answered questions you have asked of me yet you do not return the same courtesy by answering my question.
Six Pack said:
Because we are not living in a religous-controlled country.
The concept may have religious connotations or in some instances, religious traditions.....but in Australia (unlike Iran or Afghanistan when it was run by the Taliban) we have laws that override religion and religious traditions if they are deemed to be outside acceptable society.
Like I stated earlier....it is the religion of Islam that shows Mohamed had a 9 year old wife.
But adults having a 9 year old wife in our society is frowned upon...and the law is there to protect our society from such misdemeanours, no matter what the tradition or history behind the religion that says it is o.k to do such a thing.
That is why religion and the law are linked on this topic.
We are dealing with a religion that wants the law to change to allow something that is deemed illegal in our society to become acceptable.
Six Pack said:
SuxPack,
Well....take your time....we don't want you putting your true opinion forward if it contradicts what Disco and other anti-Liverpool forumites post now.....we can't have dissention in the ranks now, can we? :hihi
