People interpret the Bible in many ways, Lanny. I'll just have to disagree with you, as well, and move on. This won't in any way change my dinner plans with you, big fella.
You're a Catholic, correct? Here's one of many pieces written from the Catholic perspective: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/do-...I8GZzkQKuXcyoSxAktsUYm3xoRz-J7KhoCIFcQAvD_BwE
I totally disagree with your assessment. For, perhaps, a little more context: If I were a doctor and someone came into my office wanting a sex change, I wouldn't do it, based upon my convictions. However, if that same person had had that procedure performed somewhere else, then later came into my office for any other medical need, I'd absolutely serve him/her.
Nor mine. As a side note for all in here, except me because I'm perfect, we really need to distinguish between fact and our opinions.
What if these "convictions" of yours were based on skin color instead of gender identity or sexual preference?
If you were a doctor that specialized in sex changes, then your "conviction" argument here makes no sense. Following the logic of your argument, it'd be like if someone who worked at Franz Bread complained that a gay couple came in and asked them to make them a cake for their wedding and they said "well, I won't make you a cake for your wedding!!!" when you make bread. because you see, your point makes no sense. If you're a doctor who does sex changes, it would mean you're already OK with people having sex changes otherwise you wouldn't be a doctor who can perform sex changes. As you know, it's not like sex changes are something that just any doctor can do. It seems a weird way just to make yourself not feel bad about just not liking those homos.
He bases his conviction on his interpretation of the Bible which says nothing about skin color, unless you're reading the book of Mormon.
that's like saying "if I was ever an astronaut, and my co-pilot wanted me to bake him a cake for his gay wedding, I wouldn't".
But what about divorce? He's divorced, I'm guessing his new wife is divorced, the bible is pretty clear on divorce. If his convictions are only selective why is he drawing the line there? Is god really going to send him to hell over selling a cake? What about serving a piece of cake to gay friends? Can he even have gay friends? What if there is a gay couple that are previously divorced but now getting married? Does the divorce make the gay marriage part okay? WHAT IF THEY WANT PIE INSTEAD OF CAKE?!?! Is that okay in the bible?
Wait really?! Talk about selective interpretation. But, then again, that's a lot of the religious people I've met.
Nah, I just think that of all the evil and cruel shit one human can do to another human god/jesus/etc isn't going to give 2 shits if you baked a cake for a gay couple.
My wife is a widow. And if you truly understood the situation of my divorce, you wouldn't be bringing it into this context. That said, there were clergy that wouldn't marry is because of said divorce. I totally respected their convictions and didn't press. I wish you'd respect my opinions/convictions on this matter rather than paint me as someone I'm not.
Wasn't trying to paint you as someone you're not. I only used divorce because I remembered you were. I could have gone with tattoos, being left-handed, mixing the fibers of your clothing, or some of the other interesting things in the bible.
