Your smug answer seems intentionally vague and overreaching. That's not very upstanding of you!
Some Christians interpret a couple of passages in the Bible as allowing divorce, but only for very narrow reasons. According to the Christian Broadcasting Network:
Need more proof that your blanket statement is BS?
I thought you were a committed Christian and a true knower of the word of God, as written in the Bible. Turns out, you're just another partisan BS artist, willing to post knowing lies of omission. Shame on you.
This is an asinine argument, and a fairly ignorant one.
It's not like she KNEW she was issuing licenses to people on their second marriage, like she knew with gay people.
Additionally, the bible makes it clear that divorce is permissible on grounds of fornication (cheating).
No it doesn't.... it always allowed marriage only between a man and woman.
Who knows?
Divorce is allowed in the Bible -- perhaps that's why.
It wasn't a "blanket statement", Einstein. I said earlier:
This is an asinine argument, and a fairly ignorant one.
It's not like she KNEW she was issuing licenses to people on their second marriage, like she knew with gay people.
Additionally, the bible makes it clear that divorce is permissible on grounds of fornication (cheating).
That agrees with you Biblical passage of Matt 5:31-32.
I well know that divorce is permitted for one reason, and that's unfaithfulness.
Perhaps you need to reread my post, but since you lack that basic ability, I quoted it for you.
Who knows?
Divorce is allowed in the Bible -- perhaps that's why.
Mark 10:10-12
10 When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. 11 He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
Luke 16:18
18 "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Romans 7:2-3
2 For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. 3 So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man.
1 Corinthians 7:11-13
11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
Your post, the one I responded to, was absolutely a blanket statement...
Substitute "Bible-thumper" for "Christian who picks and chooses" and I'll certainly agree wholeheartedly. And let's not forget that they of course disobey the overwhelming majority of God's commands. The Old Testament contains 613 affirmative and negative commands from God. How many of 'em do you think your typical Bible-thumper obeys (or for that matter knows)?Most christian's are fine people if they don't take every word of the Bible literally. Even the ones who do actually pick & choose. They tend to pick the most narrow-minded bits of the Old Testament
..because you don't understand what context means....
How long until she's raking in the cash hand over fist from gofundme while simultaneously collecting her full salary while not doing her job?
She's released. The mainstream media is highlighting the support and crowds she's getting and political candidates rallying to her support.
Presumably that would include the 4 of 5 of her deputies the article mentions who were unwilling to disobey a federal court to support their fanatical boss?Davis walked out of the Carter County Detention Center's front door Tuesday [and said] "I just want to give God the glory. His people have rallied, and you are a strong people". [emphasis added]
At 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, her office — at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead — opened as scheduled. [...] Deputy clerk Brian Mason said the office would issue licenses to anyone seeking them.
At least no gofundme for her.
No GoFundMe for Kim Davis: Crowdfunding puts the brakes on the disturbing bigots-get-rich-quick trend.
According to the Associated Press:
Presumably that would include the 4 of 5 of her deputies the article mentions who were unwilling to disobey a federal court to support their fanatical boss?
She'll likely get paid another way not quite so open to public observation and criticism. Although I get the sense that she would have done the same things gratis just for the perverse pleasure of getting to demonstrate her anti-gay bona fides to what she imagines as her very-pleased God. Because if there was one single takeaway from the New Testament, it was that Jesus was a really judgmental and exclusionist guy.
Because you got caught in one huge, howling, holy roller LIE of omission about all the Bible has to say about divorce, trying to run your bullshit in support of that hypocrite clerk, and this above is all you could muster.
Now you're talking about something different. That's NOT what I was saying initially, however.
I, again and again, am not in support of her choice in breaking the law.
Honestly, I don't see why she doesn't simply find another job that doesn't compel her to violate her religious beliefs.
I mean, I know these Muslim analogies are tired, but would you be OK with making "reasonable accommodations" for a Muslim employee who doesn't want to ring up and sell you a double-bacon cheese burger when you place an order for one?
This isn't what I would call "reasonable accommodation" -- it's borderline special treatment because I'm sure no other employee can refuse to perform their jobs while keeping them.
I'm all for religious freedom...of course, but a line has to be drawn somewhere.
It's weasel bigots like you who give Christianity a bad name.
You're lying and NOT reading, again:
Still, it doesn't change the fact divorce is permissible on grounds of fornication. We both seem to agree with that.
Yea, the divorce is ok.... BUT THE REMARRIAGE IS A SIN. This crazy fucking whore has been married 4 times. The last thing she should be judging people on is marriage given her obvious disregard of the Bible on issues relating to her own sex life.
The offending party isn't free to remarry, the innocent mate is.
Guess we'll have to wait a bit to find out whether her "time out" has changed her perspective from her previous stance of ordering her deputies, apparently irrespective of their own beliefs, not to issue such certificates... Tune in tomorrow. Same time, same channel.Based on the principle being pushed by Davis and her supporters, whether or not she orders her deputies to withhold marriage licenses is completely irrelevant, as those deputies MUST be given the freedom to follow their own religious ideals, which may involve a strong belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
Are you illiterate or talking to God directly? That is literally supported by not a single verse of the Bible.
It wasn't a "blanket statement", Einstein. I said earlier:
That agrees with you Biblical passage of Matt 5:31-32.
I well know that divorce is permitted for one reason, and that's unfaithfulness.
Perhaps you need to reread my post, but since you lack that basic ability, I quoted it for you.
You're being rather selective. Other passages clearly say remarriage after ANY divorce is adultery. For example:Matt 19:9 - I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery"
Divorce and remarriage does not automatically mean adultery.
Admittedly, this is a bit of interpretation on my part, but there is no reason why the innocent person should be forced to stay married to the person that cheated on them, especially since they didn't violate the marriage.
Christians can't play God for a fool by doing the cheating and trying to get out of a marriage. The Bible says God will "Judge fornicators".
I wonder why Jesus didn't say that when directly asked in Mark 10?