There are a lot of people in the church who say that being gay, bi, or lesbian is a sin because it’s in the bible. Those people are wrong no were in the bible does it say that being gay, bi, or lesbian is a sin. What the bible says is “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable” (Leviticus 18:22). My understanding is being gay is not a sin but acting upon those feelings is a sin. As a Christian myself I feel this discrimination is brought on by the lack of their knowledge in the bible.
Elizabeth Perricone 397 Dan Churchwell-Introduction to Philosophy Research Paper 1 2/22/2013 Anti-Intellectualism among Evangelicals Philosophers have been opposing, contemplating, and defending the idea of God for centuries. The majority of philosophers in today’s day and age take the arrogant view of pushing the concept of “God” out of their philosophy. They do this by their prideful standing against submission or conceiving a being higher than themselves and seeing those who believe in such a being as, leaning on a mere crutch that humanity has surpassed long ago. The poor opinion America’s culture has on the Christian Church’s intelligence is not surprising. Movies and TV shows have been portraying Christians as judgmental, mindless, know-it-alls for years.
In 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Paul specified that “believers are engaged in a spiritual battle against forces which stand against the knowledge of God (Anderson, 2000). Anderson also believed that before people received Christ into their lives, they were slaves to their sin, and because Christ hung on the cross and paid the price for our sin, sin no longer have dominion over them. He also believed that maturity and freedom are essential to a Christian’s life. Anderson stated that Satan has no right or ownership or authority over God’s children (Anderson, 2000, p. 11). Anderson also stated that “the Western world has experienced a massive paradigm shift in its worldview and voiced his concern about the influence of the “kingdom of darkness” (pp.
The Bible gets the blame for a lot of things but especially for outright rejection of homosexuals. Genesis, Leviticus, and Romans tend to be the books most referenced by those arguing the sin of "sodomy". Another reason for Christian rejection of homosexuality is that it is unnatural. Once again the Bible tends to be the basis for this conclusion, although for different reasons. Any sex act that cannot achieve procreation is
Many aspects of Feminist theology also believe the greatly patriarchal dominated nature of the bible is caused by a ‘Kyriarchy’, which means that a powerful group dominates over and excludes a less powerful group, showing where the male dominance comes from. The literal meaning of the word ‘Kyriarchy’ is derived from the Greek term meaning to ‘Lord over’. Liberationist theology is a view of promoting liberation and rights within the Christian church, leading to questioning of any patriarchy in the church, while viewing this as being sexist. The Rejectionist theology approach contests that the Bible is so tainted by Patriarchy that there is no value in retaining it and using it as a source of inspiration and guidance. Through this, this theology seeks to give up the bible
In Maycomb, it wasn’t just the White Community who showed prejudice towards the Coloured Community; the Black Community demonstrated it towards the White Community also. An example of this is when Lula, a member of the Black Community, was racist towards Jem and Scout when Calpurnia brought them to the First Purchase Church one day. This was demonstrated when Lula said to Calpurnia, ‘you aint got no business bringin’ white chillun here’. The First Purchase Church was the Coloured Community’s Church which was built and named after the first freed slaves spent their first salaries on building
Critique of Competent to Counsel Wendell Otto Dr. Mark Cook PCC 610 Nouthetic Counseling 3/1/2012 One area of Christian ministry that has the greatest need for the influence of biblical theology is counseling. Counseling both in the world and within the church has neglected to study and apply sound theology from the Scriptures. Instead, for at least a century (especially, since the rise of Freudian psychology) the Church has been taking its cues from the “world,” rather than from the inspired Scriptures. As a result, much of the teaching, instruction, and practice of “Christian counseling” has been deficient because it has embraced the “wisdom of this world [which] is folly with God” (1Cor 3:19-20). When it comes to counseling,
Another thing that the Church was often criticized for was the lack of separation between Church and State. In all matters, whether they be religious or political, the Church, mainly the Pope, was the ultimate authority. The Protestants also had a problem with the idea of transubstantiation, or the belief that the bread and wine served at mass are literally the flesh and blood of Christ. The use of Latin in mass was also frowned upon, because no one could understand what the priest was saying. Clerical celibacy yet another thing that the Protestants didn’t like, and because of this, both Luther and Calvin were wedded.
McMinn (2011) suggests that Christian counselors should challenge the majority worldview and reinforce the Christian doctrine. However, the Christian counselor should not be quick to dismiss the secular worldview that stands on the basis of scientific evidence, but find a way to successfully integrate the two. McMinn (2011) indicates that there are also new challenges in defining Christian counseling. Many clients are confused as what Christian counseling really entails (McMinn, 2011). This confusion only further magnified because a majority of religious interventions are not widely accepted by the American Psychological Association due to their lack of scientific foundation (McMinn, 2011).
An example of this is ''...thousands of beings who belong, as much as you, to the race for whom Christ died.'' and ''...this must be done before the Christian missionary can have much chance with them.'' These lines show us , not only Mearn's own strong religious beliefs, but the significance of Christianity to the general population and , in particular, the intended audience. This audience is also probably middle class, along with Mearns, as he seems to know well the subjects which are held close to the heart of the readers. The middle classes in these times would have been somewhat 'socially censored' and surprisingly, know little about the slums to which they may well have lived literally next door.