Corduroy Skirts Are A Sin

Paying a tuition for education is a sin!!!

I reckon murky photos are a sin. Could be velvet or tweed for all we can see. And that sign – she needs another 6″ on the pole so she can stand up instead of slouching.

I reckon murky photos are a sin. That could easily be velvet or tweed. And that sign of hers – needs another six inches on the pole so she can hang on it without slouching.

@Skipweasel

Double posting is a sin!

@Josiah

Faith isn’t worth much more then opinion and the bible is a logically fallible and culturally outdated source of information. In her case, it’s still opinion, it’s just an opinion she didn’t actually form herself.

Actually, if she was wearing pants his sign would be correct according to scripture.

According to the bible, abominations actually include

- 13 references to dietary restrictions (shellfish, moles, chameleons, pigs, etc)
- 17 references to improper sacrifice
- 3 references to the love of money
- 4 on dishonest trading
- remarrying after divorce
- Women wearing men’s clothing
- Lying

The bible says twice that “Men who lay with men” are abomination, and more specifically calls for them to be put to death.

I doubt that even the woman holding that sign believes that.

“…there were the few that even cursed off the woman standing behind me.” OK, this is quite more appropriate than what she’s doing, right? Bible is divided into two testaments. The old one is for Jews and the law they live by in which this is the case of many restrictions and abominations. The new one stands for the king of Jews which came to Earth to break this law and give the most important of all commandments. You see, the old testament is quite important to understand where man failed to pursuit God’s wishes and to live by legitimacy meanwhile people were in need of words of wisdom and even food. Let’s get back to the pure and simple Gospel and then maybe people understand if so Homosexuality is it or not a sin.

@Josiah

Faith is just another word for opinion. Actually faith has less value than personal opinion. Basing your faith upon scripture marks you out as someone who doesn’t have the courage to form your own opinion, but instead lets
somebody else form their opinions for them.

Oh and to all the US homophobes out there; whatever happened to all men being created equal? Oh I remember the real text read “all men are created equal, except the ones who are different from me” but they lost that version didn’t they? No? Silly me.

I didn’t see any hate in her sign, but yelling at her and calling her names is hateful. Her sign seems to be trying to tell people of a way out of a problem that she perceives them to have.

It is because of people like “CE” that there are thousands of unfortunate women trapped in loveless marriages with Christian closet cases. Often these women have children once they find out.

You will see these Closet cases anywhere in the bible belt, especially at rest stops.

Way to go thinking of the children first. Oh WAIT you didn’t think about that at all did you?

Jesus specifically said that loaning someone money with interest was a sin (that’s why Jews were the moneylenders in the Middle Ages), so how come these sign-toting bigots aren’t protesting banks?

@dartef

That’s what the get when they marry a nice Christian boy who is quiet and always keeps to himself… well, either that or a serial killer. But then again they usualy don’t get married, they just get ordained to become a priest.

“Josiah
November 30th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

He believes ankle-length corduroy skirts are a sin, she believes homosexuality is a sin. They each can believe that.

The difference I see is that his belief is a personal opinion, hers is based on faith and scripture.”

According to my scripture here, which I claim has been written three thousand years ago and passed along from generation from generation, it says in the book of Fauxpas, Chapter 20 verse 7: “Thou who hast worn Corduroy Skirts is of ye sin.”

The number of people who believe something to be true, the end all and be all doesn’t change one simple thing: There’s no proof of it. Faith is exactly that, a blind belief that something is true merely because you think or have been told that it is.

For every instance in which one person can use the scripture to state something is true… at least one counter example can show you that it’s laughably false.

Case in point: The sun revolves around the Earth. The bible says that. Galileo paid an awful price for his theories, which were later proven to be correct, because the Bible stated something else.

Earth is not the center of the universe. Hell, it’s not even the center of our own galaxy. The Earth certainly isn’t flat… if I need to continue to go on, well, the point is completely lost on whoever I’d be demonstrating it to.

Faith is a tricky thing… but bearing false witness is another one of those little 10 special laws in the book. (The Old Testament has over 600 alone depending on how much one truly follows it.) By refusing to admit something could be wrong in light of evidence that proves it is, because you’re worried admitting something within the Bible was wrong and you have Faith that everything in it is true because it is the word of God… Is breaking that commandment. You bear false witness by stating the Bible says something is true when you can demonstrate that it is not. Faith is a double edged sword.

Whew that was a lot of comments on a touchy subject. I think half of you Google the word God and the otherhalf the word gay. :p

Gauldar, consider the source.

I haven’t linked any Bible verses. If you wanted to read the Bible, there are a lot in print. Have you considered the Bible? Yeah, I think you might.

@CE

Let me guess, are you refering to this one?

http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative_Bible_Project

Gauldar is a font of info on this subject. But on the link regarding countries, I’d love a list or graph on those doing well while not being “religious.”

Robin @20: Ha, nice try.

CE – yeah, I’ve considered the bible over the years and decided that it codifies some fairly obvious rules about how to behave and then dresses it up with a load of other baggage tacked on over the years by people trying to gain and hold power.

The core value of “Be nice to people” is worth having, but the rest is largely nonsense. That core value is not the unique propery of Christianity – near enough every religion has it, as do most atheists.

Josiah,

That’s the same Bible that says it’s okay to prostitute out your daughters, right? I think I’ll pass on that.

@trudy

Yeah, Lot was a dirty old man. Apparently it only matters when you stay away from the bum fun, but screwing your daughters and offering them to a mob instead of letting the mob have a go at the angles he had as guests, both of which could probably handle themselves just fine if they are all that and a bag of chips they claim to be.

@Dutchboy

That’s wonderful, I’m happy for you.

@Johnny Cat

Here’s a couple, there’s a ton more out there.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/200806412587 63

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120116485

@To everyone else

I actually do recommend you read the bible, the world needs more Atheists.

Robin, thanks for playing the internets today, but I am sorry (actually quite pleased) to inform you that you are wrong.
Jesus never said that. In fact, one of his parables has a master getting angry at a servant for not investing his money wisely to get interest on his allowance. The Council of Nicea outlawed usury.

Ever stop and wonder who’s right…..DUN DUN DUUUNN*

oo im sorry…i double posted……

I’ve challenged the Leviticus abominations with people before. No one has ever given me a satisfactory answer why people have fixated upon homosexuality as opposed to wearing mixed fibers or eating shellfish. The Protestant denomination in which I was raised doesn’t use instrumental music in their worship services, only a cappella singing. When I finally asked a minister why that was, I was told that there was no example given of it in the New Testament, only the Old, and that the church was founded on the teachings of the New. Yet this same church repeated the same old broken record about homosexuality.

For the record, I think the counter protest is great. Clever without being mean-spirited.

I see people getting quite defensive when Jabs at faith and religion are made.

Just remember that feeling when you’re telling other people what is right and wrong based on your own beliefs, and don’t be surprised if they are also at the defense.

I mean this with respect and sincerity.

So… those of you who believe that homosexuality is wrong because the Bible says so… I suppose you also believe that you should kill your children if they curse you, since this (Leviticus 20:9) is found in the same chapter as the bit about homosexuality (Leviticus 20:13)? And I guess you should also be following Deuteronomy 13:13-19 and kill all the men, women, and children in any city where people of another religion reside. Jesus, you’re dangerous o.O

Hilarious! You know, it’s time we all take ourselves a little less seriously. I think Chris helped this woman understand that she really needs to get a life and mind her own business! As she stood there holding that sign, I hope she had time to reflect. “Who am I?” “How did I get here?” “And why the hell am I holding this stupid sign???” Well done

I think CE stopped posting a while ago.

Good for this guy, but I’m sure Corduroy-Skirt Girl didn’t get the message. It’s like the JW’s who go door-to-door. They invite the “martyrdom”, because they’ve been brainwashed to believe it earns them points (kinda like suicide bombers, but less invasive).

The whole story of Sodom and Gomorrah is an interpretation that could possibly have nothing to do with homosexuality.

Modern-day homophobia is based entirely on hatred. This woman doesn’t see homosexuals as people any more than she probably sees black people on the same level as white people. The fact of the matter is you can’t stand on the street corner with a racist sign any more, so they have to content themselves with hatred towards gays – that’s still acceptable.

let him bang another guy, who cares? just stay away from my kids both of you.