According to a number of Jews they are indeed only for them, Gentiles being bound only by the laws given to Noah (Noahide Covenant.)
They are:
Prohibition of Idolatry: You shall not have any idols before God.
Prohibition of Murder: You shall not murder. (Genesis 9:6)
Prohibition of Theft...
I have to say that I find this simply a way to justify the means via the end. It is not a philosophical idea with which I can agree. Doing evil to do good is like having sex for virginity's sake.
Regardless, she had the power of attorney and had been legally appointed to be the other woman's guardian if something like this happened. She should have had access to her partner and so should have their children. Moreover as Florida has indeed signed the 'Good faith' laws concerning other...
1. In as much detail as possible what is your belief about God/ who what do you believe God is?
God is wholly other, the ground of our being who loves us and calls us into compassionate relationships with one another and with Godself.
2. Did you grow up in a certain religion?
I have been a...
Those who voted yes on prop 8 allowed their fears and prejudices to guide them. That those fears and prejudices are very real TO THEM no one denies but they are STILL fears and prejudices. What would have been the reaction, I wonder, had the opponents of interracial marriages been able to do...
Isn't asking the GG to prorogue parliament almost all Harper can do? Does this situation not require another election to be held? It probably would in NZ but the Canadian Constitution I am not so sure of.
The Leviticus verses also include prohibitions on the eating of shellfish, not trimming your beard and the interesting information that Bats are birds (at least in the KJV.) The Ancient Jewish holiness code is NOT applicable to gentiles and never has been. According to Ezekiel and Jesus the sin...
And this is why I like Ganesha, a God dedicated to Knowledge and Librarianship! What's not to like?
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Seems to remember that some Blacks turned up to White Christian services in both the US and South Africa during the various reigns of apartheid in both countries. But please tell me something, why is it wrong for these folk to protest the removal of their right to celebrate their loving...
1: I am not a Catholic in the sense you mean.
2: My Church, the Anglican Church International, has had exactly NO pedophile bishops or priests.
3: I am 48 and the only ones with any right to call me son are long dead.
4: Please do show how I was generalising ANYTHING in my statement above
Are you suggesting that the LGBT community should just go away and do nothing? Did the Negroes just go away, did the women who wanted the vote just go away?
No, it was not acceptable and had little to do with Islam. It had a great deal to do with power and the hunger for power and the willingness to frighten people into submission.