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Originally Posted by twistedmosaic
I am not saying this to be snarky, but is there a reason why you adhere more strongly to the vaguely interpreted "abstain from blood" portion of Acts 29, and not the very specific "sexual immorality" portion? (other than convenience, or not having an opportunity to fully internalize what rejecting a transfusion could mean) Is this a common way to 'weight' the offenses, so to speak?
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I've got nothing but a simple response for you - I'm selfish and therefore want to have sex before marriage. End of story. LIke I said, I fully admit that I'm a hypocrite, but I also know that I'll never waver on my stance on blood transfusions. Some of my beliefs will never change. Others, I may take a more relaxed view on - for example, I only started celebrating my birthday when I turned 18 (but I had been out of the religion for two years already at this point) and I didn't celebrate Christmas until another two years after that. There's no rhyme or reason to how I feel, it just is what it is. Other people who have left the religion may feel completely different than me. As in, they may no longer be opposed to blood transfusions. To each their own...