tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post752942607426682414..comments2024-01-30T05:25:56.085-07:00Comments on A Teacher's View: Colorado's Lawmaker Poses Questionsmmazenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-63925402219918918822009-03-07T11:12:00.000-07:002009-03-07T11:12:00.000-07:00:] I guess it depends on why they got divorced. B...:] I guess it depends on why they got divorced. But with no-fault divorce, it would be impossible to regulate, I guess. Though I would agree with you in general... I know a very bad situation in which I was sad that the couple HAD to divorce, but they HAD to. The husband's actions, shall we say, were dangerous to the children.<BR/><BR/>I can celebrate her new marriage while still being sad that the husband in the marriage previous didn't behave properly. :[<BR/><BR/>PS I find your posts interesting, even if I don't comment on each one!Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-63499351457655310472009-03-06T10:34:00.000-07:002009-03-06T10:34:00.000-07:00Another question I asked Senator Renfroe in an ema...Another question I asked Senator Renfroe in an email (to which he didn't respond) concerned the very issue of sexual immorality as a sin, and the need to restrict sinners legal rights. For example, there are various forms of sexual immorality mentioned in Acts 1-35, among them fornication, including adultery. Thus, if homosexuality is a sin and thus prohibited from marriage by this sinful act, then shouldn't any practitioner of pre-marital sex or adultery also be denied the legal status of marriage. Clearly, there is no movement by Renfroe, or the people of his state of mind, to prevent the divorced from remarrying, and that, to me, reeks of bias and hypocrisy.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-68866876046543651362009-03-06T05:02:00.000-07:002009-03-06T05:02:00.000-07:00Well, to split hairs and peer into the FUTURE, God...Well, to split hairs and peer into the FUTURE, God outlines in the book of Revelation that the sexually immoral (and a bunch of other people) will be in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8). I do understand there are many people out there who don't take the Bible literally as I do. :] <BR/><BR/>On female pastors: It seems when a man is hired to preach, it's expected that his wife work just as hard as he does in the nursery or children's church or whatever, but she usually does not receive the recognition she deserves. With you there.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-41782190777662498662009-03-05T21:33:00.000-07:002009-03-05T21:33:00.000-07:00I acknowledge that the parts of the New Testament ...I acknowledge that the parts of the New Testament - though not the Gospels - also endorse the historical norm of opposition to homosexuality. However, I assert that the position of the early church leaders was simply indicative of prejudices of the times. Most Christians I know would acknowledge that the absence of female apostles is not that Jesus was sexist, but that it was the standard of the time. Thus, the definition of homosexuality as "immoral" is simply outdated.<BR/><BR/>In terms of the benefits issue, I agree with you. I've always accepted the traditional definition of marriage at the same time that I endorse civil unions. Anything else is the government imposing far to much of its will on the rights of the individual.mmazenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-67763922180186350082009-03-05T18:50:00.000-07:002009-03-05T18:50:00.000-07:00Acts 15:29 outlines the obligations of Gentile bel...Acts 15:29 outlines the obligations of Gentile believers, and it has nothing to do with shellfish. Sexual immorality IS mentioned, however.<BR/><BR/>A more relevant question might be whether the people of Colorado want the ideals of the Bible to be implemented legislatively. :]<BR/><BR/>I have wondered often why insurance is written so that you could not help your own aging mother or an unmarried older sister. Sorry if you find that irrelevant to the point, but I do wonder about these things and why, if the employee is willing to pay the premium, a person couldn't cover the people he wished.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com