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Becki
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Current Residence: Califorina
Favourite genre of music: Rock/Russian Pop
Operating System: Apple
MP3 player of choice: ipod video, though I don't actually own it :(
Shell of choice: Blue Robin's Shell
Wallpaper of choice: I prefer paint
Skin of choice: I don't know about skin, but I'd love green eyes
Favourite cartoon character: Ginger, from: As Told by Ginger
Personal Quote: A picture is worth a thousand words, real life is worth too many to count.
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Everyone has their own opinion about everything they encounter.  Sometimes it agrees with other peoples opinions, and sometimes it doesn't.  That's life.  But the problems begin when people start saying their opinion is better than other people's simply because they think they're right.  The biggest modern day version of this is the Bible.

There is a lot of hate coming from the bible at the moment, or from people reading it anyways, concerning the current issue in the USA over gay marriage.  They read and quote passages that condemn homosexual conduct.  But, at the same time, a lot of what is in the bible, such as not eating shellfish or pork (according to the old testament at least) is not followed.  Mix fabrics are also not allowed, which means nothing polyester.  Are all of these rules followed as well?  If not, then that is picking and choosing which seems a little wrong to me.

I do not claim to be an expert on the bible in anyway.  I'm a Jew personally, and a bad one at that who only remembers the stories everyone was told during Hebrew school growing up.  Recently I've been trying to fix that, but that's not what this post is about.

One story I do know is the tory of Sodom and Gomorrah.  People who are against gay marriage interpret it as saying that the city was destroyed because the people committed acts like anal rape, basically gay actions, and thus they were punished.

Another interpretation though is because Sodom and Gomorrah did not follow other laws, such as hospitality where anyone who was a travel was allowed to seek shelter in the homes of the people of the town.  Not the exact wording, but basically the gist.

The issue with this particular part of the old testament is that it never says the specific reason.  Both parties are interpreting the words in ways that suit them.

People against gay marriage quote the bible saying these lines prove that being gay is a sin, while people for use it and say that it was historical context of the time and should not be applied to modern times, just as slavery is no longer allowed though it is mentioned in the bible.

I'm not trying to preach in this post.  The main thing I'm trying to say is that all of these people are taking a book that they did not author and assigning their own meanings to it.  And they say it's write mostly because, for whatever reasons they have, they want to believe it's right.

But none of us, you nor I nor the rest of the people in the world, wrote the bible, the old or new testament or any other version of it.  We are not the creators, we do not know the true circumstances of the time, if the book was written by God, or a man, or something else entirely.  We were not there then, we do not know.  Everything we say and read into the bible is just interpretation, and we are just guessing.  That is the best we can all do for there is no real way to prove what the author's intent truly was.

I just wanted to say that, hopefully it got at least one person thinking.
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  • Listening to: Shuffle Itunes
  • Reading: Dirty Parts of the Bible
  • Watching: For the Bible Tells Me So
  • Playing: Gem Quest
  • Eating: Hot Dogs
  • Drinking: water

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thanks for the watch! 8D
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*Glee-chan Jul 11, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I have to tag you to do this Ten Things About You Survey. Sorry. The rules told me I had too! And you know what happens when you don't follow internet survey rules! Uh.... Something dreadful, I'm sure. Anyway: [link]
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*Nekoyasha12 Jun 25, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
You have been tagged : [link] ;P
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:iconbrouse3318:
Oh, here you are. Thanks for the fav and watch btw. :rose:
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:iconkasolyna:
You're stuff is great, it's so beautiful
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:iconbrouse3318:
:) Thanks. I try.
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~roseandemily May 10, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
am so glad to see that there are other out here like me
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=Aeolus06 Feb 17, 2011  Student Digital Artist
thanks so much for the watch :)
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Mood: Joy ~shadowlotr Dec 30, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
Happy Birthday!!! :cake: :party:
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