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Desmond Tutu denounced religions that discriminate against LGTB-identified people by making some very strong statements during the United Nations' launch of its gay-rights program in Cape Town this Friday, reports AFP.He leaves no doubt about his opinions regarding LGTB rights, declaring:
I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.He added:
I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place.
I hope he enjoys his eternal suffering that is so painful we can't imagine it on earth. Hell is no joke.
God judges sin, homosexuality isn't the only sin out there. People that wrongfully divorce, commit adultery, lust, and a myriad of other forms of sexual sin will also be judged for it. Truth of the matter is that we've all sinned and unless we repent we will have to be judged for it which means to be sent to hell for eternity. Desmond Tutu is ignorant and has no idea the level of suffering that awaits unless they repent.
Yes a bishop is "ignorant". Or maybe he is just a Bishop with an opinion which isnt the churches interpretation.
Or willfully deceived as are many Christians that want to go with the world, reject truth, and approve of homosexuality. Doesn't matter what they think, when stacked with Biblical truth they are wrong, and the majority of the time their conclusion is based on selfish motives because they want homosexuality to not be a sin (and one person's beliefs/wants does not change those of God's). If he professes to be a Bible believing Christian yet ignores or tries to contort the Bible to say that God approves of homosexuality then he is ignorant and likely willfully deceived.
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I tend to agree. If my God is a God who dislikes someone base on who they are attracted to, and who they love then i would not like to be in that place with a god that is supposedly "all knowing and all loving" .[/INDENT]
Who decides "biblical truth"? Hasnt "biblical truth" evolved overtime? Example biblical justification for slavery.. Hebrew theocracy..
I hope he enjoys his eternal suffering that is so painful we can't imagine it on earth. Hell is no joke.
God judges sin, homosexuality isn't the only sin out there. People that wrongfully divorce, commit adultery, lust, and a myriad of other forms of sexual sin will also be judged for it. Truth of the matter is that we've all sinned and unless we repent we will have to be judged for it which means to be sent to hell for eternity.
Yes a bishop is "ignorant". Or maybe he is just a Bishop with an opinion which isnt the churches interpretation.
That's probably his point. Homosexuality is one sin amongst a myriad that people commit. Giving it prominence is wrong, and as long as homosexuals are chaste, or repent afterwards, they'll get into heaven with every other sinner. To deny them a place of worship is to inhibit their ability to repent, which is why religious discrimination against gays is wrong.
God decides it, and it's clear in the Bible to those who aren't going to read it with a filter or desire to justify bad behavior.
Also, God did impose a theocratic regime for a purpose, the Jewish people were to be a beacon of truth before the world as those who follow the One True God. God's plan was not to institute that forever but to have it end when Jesus came to earth. Also, slavery in Biblical times is not the same slavery that we have had in recent times, people contracted themselves to be slaves which was largely more so like a butler/servant. Regardless though, those points have no bearing when it comes to the fact that Biblically speaking, homosexual sex is a sin and will be judged by God as a sin, what humans think about it is irrelevant because the law is absolute.
Or, maybe he's more of a politician than a bishop.
Most churches don't allow adulterers and murderers in the door, either.
I think you'll find they do:
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ but I say to you, that everyone who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart”
And are you really equating homosexuality and murder?
Or maybe he is just a bishop with a different POV than the vast majority of bishops.
Or, maybe he's more concerned with pushing a political agenda than his faith?
A sin is a sin. You said it yourself.
Don't forget the verses that cost millions of Jews their lives: Matthew 27:24-25 and John 7.So slaves are kosher(Ephesians 6:4-6, Psalm 123:2, Titus 2:9)? Women not allowed to speak in church(1 Corinthians 14:34)? All rich men are going to hell (Matthew 19:24)? Women shouldnt wear earrings or braid their hair (l Timothy 2:9 )? Tattoos are sin (Leviticus 19:28)? Rape is cool as long as you pay the father and then marry your victim (Deuteronomy 22:28-29)?
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I tend to agree. If my God is a God who dislikes someone base on who they are attracted to, and who they love then i would not like to be in that place with a god that is supposedly "all knowing and all loving" .[/INDENT]
Desmond Tutu is a fine human being.
I totally agree with him.
I would rather sit next to him in hell than be in a heaven ruled over by a God who hates some of the people that He made.
"Man has created God in his own image: Intolerant, sexist, homophobic and violent." ~ Marie
Fair enough. So churches shouldn't let anyone in because of the Original Sin?
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I tend to agree. If my God is a God who dislikes someone base on who they are attracted to, and who they love then i would not like to be in that place with a god that is supposedly "all knowing and all loving" .[/INDENT]
A quick question: why does what desmond tutu say matter? He is irrelevant and inconsequential. He doesn't matter.
Yes a bishop is "ignorant". Or maybe he is just a Bishop with an opinion which isnt the churches interpretation.
I hope he enjoys his eternal suffering that is so painful we can't imagine it on earth. Hell is no joke.
God judges sin, homosexuality isn't the only sin out there. People that wrongfully divorce, commit adultery, lust, and a myriad of other forms of sexual sin will also be judged for it. Truth of the matter is that we've all sinned and unless we repent we will have to be judged for it which means to be sent to hell for eternity. Desmond Tutu is ignorant and has no idea the level of suffering that awaits unless they repent.
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