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That's a cool wallet.  Ductape is awesome. 

SMTIV is a beast of a game.  I was so glad when it was over.  I finished it at level 89.  

Gameboy players don't have many parts.  What part was missing?  

The old rules weren't wipe out per se.  I think people misunderstand the purpose of God's ten commandments and the Jews made up more detailed rules to "help" people follow them.  The ten commandments weren't something for people to follow but to expose people of their sin.  No one can go any length of time without breaking them.  Jesus even explains that even if you never killed a person, if you hate a person in your heart, then it's as if you killed them.  With adultery, Jesus explains that if you lust in your heart, then you've committed a sin.  Being perfect is impossible by those standards.   When asked what are the most important commandments, Jesus says (Matt 22:36-40), "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments".  I don't remember many details of the bible, but I don't forget these.  Them keep me out of trouble. 

Sin seperates us from God.  God demanded that His people repent and make ritual sacrifices for their sins.  Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice.  He was God's sacrifice for man and made it possible for all men to come before God.  Now we don't have to go through the ritual sacrifices, which you probably know were very specific and, I'm sure, a pain in the ass.   We are still suppose to repent.  Also with Jesus can His teaching of how to live with the ten commandments.  The commandments, in a sense, brought death.  Jesus brought life.  

When it comes to talking about who goes to heaven or not, I just go by what the bible says.  I don't expect nonchristians to belive it or care.  Jesus is the only way of salvation.  He is the sacrifice.  It doesn't matter how "good" you are.  We are all sinful and our sin seperates us from God.  To ignore Jesus as the sacrifice then you have no way of squaring things off with God, therefore, you can't get in.   That's as plain as it gets.  

You're right, in the bible, Jesus doesn't say much or anything about homosexuality, but his disciples do.  

Sorry to hear you're a bit down.  I'm sure the cold, wet, and lack of bright sunshine doesn't make it better.  

Hopefully, I can pick up Lego Marvel next year.  I'm sure I'll love the game.  

"Old fashioned" doesn't mean the rule can't fit for today.  Some of the rules for lawbreakers in the bible would be illegal to do today, but It also states in Romans 13:1-7, "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.  Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.  For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.  For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.  Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.  This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.  Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor".  That's your update right there.  No more stoning at city gates.   

Yeah, homosexuality is a sin and so are a lot of other things.  Many religious groups look down on homosexuality.  Some of them in many parts of the world will kill people over it.  It fits in the statement you made earlier.  It's a hot topic and it makes the news.  For every Christian (or whoever) that makes a statement about homosexuality being bad there are plenty of Christians (or whoevers) that didn't say anything and don't really care.  According to the bible, we are all sinners and we're all in the same boat.  Sadly, many Christians have forgotten or ignored this.  They choose to bully homosexuals as if they have some kind of special sin and Christians are morally better.  Certain authors' of books focused on specific sins (usually taken out of context) and there are many verses that state, "there is no one righteous, not even one".  I find it interesting that the people that make the most fuss about homosexuality have personal struggles with it themselves.  It's happened more than a few times in Christian circles.  Whether homosexuality is by birth or choice, I could care less.  This topic is used for the purpose of dividing people.  I also want to add that there is nowhere in the bible that states homosexuals aren't loved by God.  The bible does not call us to be perfect people.  We will never be perfect in this world.  Change of lifestyle and behavior is a personal and spiritual thing.  God is the judge and He's fair.  No one knows the strides a person has taken in their walk with God.  The church would rather turn these people away, scare them off, or force them to change than having to deal with them.  It is sad. 

Since you brought up slaves...  Yeah slavery was done, but there were rules and laws that protect slaves.  In the bible slaves had to obey their masters and masters had to take care of their slaves.  Masters owned their slaves, but they couldn't treat them any way they wanted to.  Masters weren't suppose to beat their slaves for no reason, rape them, make them do immoral acts, etc.  Kind of like people today that own their animals, but it's against the law to abuse them.  Though, I'm not comfortable equating a human to an animal, but it is what it is.   If masters didn't openly abuse their slaves, I'm sure slavery would still be widely accepted today. 

I'm sorry to read what your father made you go through.  Speaking as a parent, I understand it.  You want the best for your children and too many people out of desperation and fear do things that aren't in their children's best interest.  Parenting isn't an exact science.  He put you in a state of mind that you wanted to find fault with the bible.  I believe there is no fault in the bible (people misinterpret or just lie) and there is fault in people.  People usually over step the boundaries of their roles.  I have yet to run into a verse that states it's our responsibility to "save" people.  Many Christians try to do this and it's not biblical.  All Christians are responsible for is raising their children up in the ways of the bible and sharing God's love and the message of Jesus Chrst.  Whether the children continue in the bible or not or if people believe the message is completely up to them.  God does not force us to obey and follow Him.  The efforts of "saving" people have gotten Christians in a lot of trouble.  Their misguided directions in fear, hate, and bigotry has overshadowed God most perious gift, John 3:16-21, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.  This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.  Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.  But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God".  Wether you belive it or not, you got to admit that's nice.  God loves us and too many Christians have forgotten or don't realize this.  It is easier to hate and seperate from the world than it is to share compasion and love with it.  

I'm sorry if this sounds too preachy.  It's not my intention.  I don't try "saving" people.  I just wanted to use verses to support my points.  I don't care if you don't like Christians.  I don't like many of them myself, but I will defend the bible.  When I read something is in the bible that I don't remember reading myself, I want to be informed.  Within context, I've yet to find fault yet.  

This went on longer than I thought it would.  I hope I didn't misspell too many words or left words out.  And always remember, if you want to make a Christian look foolish, just use the bible against them.  You'd be surprised by the number of people that know dick about the bible and just spew out bullshit they heard some other person say.  Calling them out on their bullshit usually works for me.  

Where is the part with the guy that rapes the chick and if the chick doesn't marry him, she gets stoned?   

This is a good case of taking the bible out of context.  The bible as many books with many chapters.  The book of Deuteronomy as 34 chapters.  The 22nd chapter has 34 verses.  You're upset over 4 of them?  Let's take a look....

I looked up these verses in a bible to make sure it was there.  My version is a little different, but it's basically the same.  

Now, Deut 22:23-24, I understand it as if a guy comes across an engaged chick in town and has sex with her and the engaged chick didn't make a fuss about the sex, then they are both stoned.  I think of "cried not" like she didn't report the sex.  In my verse it actually says, "screamed for help".  It's say nothing about rape.  The verse is actually about infidelity.  The verse before, Deut 22:22, says "If a man is found sleeping with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel".  And, check this out, Deut 22:25-27 says, "But if out in the country a man happens to meet a young woman pledged to be married and rapes her, only the man who has done this shall die.  Do nothing to the woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like that of someone who attacks and murders a neighbor, for the man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed, there was no one to rescue her".  I think that speaks for itself. 

Let's take on Deut 22:28-29.  This is pretty straight forward, but there is more information that is not given here.  You see, the father as authority over his daughter.  If he thinks the husband to be is a piece of shit, then he can refuse him.  Exodus 22:16-17 says, "If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife. If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins".  She does not have to marry a rapist.  She does what her father says.  

The laws are there and there is no record of anyone forced to marrying their rapist in the bible.  There is a story about a girl that gets raped by some dude(s).  The village of the rapist want to apologize and the father of the raped girl tells them if they mean an apology then all their males should be circumcised.  Well, the village does it and while they are all healing, the father of the raped girl, with his army, go into the village and kill everyone.   Crazy shit. 

Now, I will agree that some of these rules are "old fashion" and many of them wouldn't play out the exact same way today, but they were made for a reason.  Today's world, other factors play in.  Back then you took care of your own.  There was no huge government to help you right wrongs against you all the time.  Your only real conscience was the law you believed God put out for you and your people to keep you save.  

If you read the bible looking for fault in it, then you will find it.  It's like anything else in this world.  I suggest reading it with an open mind and an understanding of who the people are.  Be careful because when hate is applied, anything can be taken out of context to justify the hate.  Try to be more objective than judgemental. 

We do discuss a bit, but it's all in the growth of knowledge.  I had to do a little research on this one.  I honestly hadn't read my bible in a long time. 

The bible says what?  "if a woman is raped and she doesn't marry the person who raped her, she should be stoned to death".  Who told you that?  Where in the bible is that?  Please inform me.  

As for equating gay people's marriage right to black people's right to vote, I'll have to disagree.  Marriage is an union that most people don't even stick with and it's significance has decresed more with each passing year.  Marriages ruin people's lives.  Voting on the other hand is expressing your choose and opinion that has the potential to influence an outcome or direction for a people.  To be denied to vote is like saying your opinion doesn't matter, don't care what you think, and you might as well not exist.  Saying the two are similar is a bit of a stretch.  

VGAs or whatever they're called now have always had hosts that didn't belong.  The worst ones are those that make jokes about gamers.  

Damn that sucks!  I freaking hate ticks and any parasite.  Good thing it was caught early. 

I read a little review about the show and it mentioned how bad the Mchale guys was.  I don't understand why Geoff Keighley doesn't host the shows himself.  Won't find anyone more fit for the job.