SecretMethod70

Unright, even such "obvious" mesages are not translated properly. The text for "thou shalt not kill" is more properly translated as "thou shalt not take innocent life" or "thou shalt not murder." It makes a big difference considering many people think that commandment to be an argument against the death penalty. It isn't. There are plenty of arguments against it in the Bible - primarily the New Testament, but that is not one of them.

This just highlights the importance of understanding the Bible in context - something it seems many fail to do. Homosexuality is a prime example. Aside for the debate on whether it is wrong in the first place - and there's plenty of reason I think to say that it is not - one must ask if it is "Christian" to oppose legal state sponsored gay marriage for example. I do not think it is. Hate the sin but love the sinner, to take a saying from a non-Christian source. Actively pursuing the denial of homosexuals to be able to make a public and legal commitment of love - the most important emotion in Christianity - goes beyond hating the sin and, rather, fails to respect the humanity of the sinner.

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