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Well, simply put, there's nowhere in America where it's illegal to be Christian, there are places in which sodomy laws still make it effectively illegal to be gay. Christians can get married, while most places, homosexuals can't. Christians aren't often beaten or murdered for being Christians...

One of the things people think causes depression is that the brain doesn't manage saratonin, a neurotransmitter though to related to mood and happiness (among other things) properly. SSRIs, or selective saratonin re-uptake inhibitors, are designed to help your brain regulate this chemical...

This is exactly why marriage is a decision which should be undertaken very carefully and after really coming to know someone. He's not saying he's going to marry her, though, he's saying he's interested in dating her. There's no better way for one to understand and see how another really feels...

If she converts, who is to say that isn't an act? Who is to say a "Christian" isn't just putting on an act? The moment her behavior changes, he can leave the relationship. Until then, why not give her a chance? If he doesn't, not only does the relationship not have a chance, but it also sends...

I have explained several times what is so hard about understanding your interpretation. I don't see any reason to select one translation over another, any reason to take that translation completely literally. The only reasons you've given me are tautologies with no regard to questions of context...

MartinW brings up a good point. The Christians can promise kindness and respect, which are worth a lot in the long run. Inviting her to church-related social events is a good idea, too. It might not be as intimidating as coming to church, and it gives her a chance to take things slow and warm up...

[/u] This stuff always bothers me as an animal rights activist. PETA ends up euthanizing more of the animals they "rescue" from shelters which kill animals that aren't adopted than the shelter most likely would have, given the available data. I have to disagree that the media gives a positive...

My prayers are with you, of course. If she believes in a God, even of sorts, that's an opening in her heart for the Lord, and that's a start. It's not easy to have Faith, or even to begin to ask the questions that lead one to the Faith, but for many, the hardest part is admitting that there is...

I don't see how this is related. I referred to statues of Mary and the saints. You make a good point about the Spirit of God, though, for He is in everything, and everything is for His glory. I suppose this means there's no reason to bow or even glance at a statue, as you say, but as long as...

Yes, it is a literal "bow." DON"T BOW TO THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS. Bowing is worshiping. Why else would you bow to a statue?! Do statues deserve to be bowed to? Stop trying to confuse what is simple and plainly written. I don't think it's as simple or plainly written as you think...

That's all any of us can offer, really. Our own fallible, mortal, human reasoning and interpretation of His divine Word. I cited the exact same passage of scripture as others have, I merely understand that passage in a different way, with that understanding grounded in other lines from the...

Oh, then I misunderstood your meaning. When you said it "stuck to you" and was "terrible," I thought you meant in His eyes, not that its effects psychologically stuck with you as a person. I suppose that depends on the individual, but better safe than really sorry.

Most of the references to the husband as head of the household are from Corinthians and Ephesians, though, and it's important to consider the context of the letters, Corinthians especially. Corinthians had a wild and libertine lifestyle (even amidst the decadence of the Roman Empire), which did...

If not caring about the Constitution or the rights it guarantees is a problem for you (which I would say it probably should be), you're going to have a pretty rough time picking a favourite president. Well, it'll probably be pretty easy, once you weed out the forty or so who didn't care about...

I am wondering why you use the word bow when the word could be and has been translated both as "bow" and "worship," and further, why you presume the "bow" to be literal. If you're saying that the sin is the physical act of bowing, it opens up huge problems. I felt as though your tone became...

Again, you don't have to rent your property, homosexuals have to live somewhere. That's the reason the law is the way it is. If a homosexual didn't want to rent his apartment to Christians, s/he'd be in the exact same situation; s/he doesn't have to rent the apartment, you do have to live...

Where do any of those citations say it is beyond forgiveness? In most of them, it's mentioned alongside a laundry list of other sins, and none of them claim it "sticks to you" any more than any other sin for which one has not asked the Lord's forgiveness. If it's a sin, it's a sin for which one...

I think it's because when you're talking to somebody in person, you can see their face, hear their tone, etc., while on the internet, you just have text to go by without necessarily much context. It can be hard to tell until you get to know somebody. I still have the same problems with using it...

I don't see any reason not to date her. If you both love each other and respect each other's beliefs (which seems to be the case, if she avoids taking His name in vain etc. around you), you won't be "unequally yoked." The Greek work translated as "unequally" in Corinthians is seen only once...

Religious belief is particularly hard, I agree. God is probably the hardest thing to put into words, because He's almost impossible to even fathom to us mortals, let alone explain in just a few words. Even His concepts, like Love, are nearly impossible to explain. I remember my hardest...