Why aren't the religious people "stoning" gay people?

Question

A guy on Yahoo Answers posted this :"the bible says queers shall be stoned, and by leading others into homosexual behavior is considered one of the worst sins of all."

And one more thing he said: "murder is also a high priority crime and homosexuality should be placed in the same category."

So my question is why aren't they doing something about homosexual "impurity" if it's in the same category as murder?

Sorry, not trying to give anyone ideas...Just asking a question.

Ugh Meggie, if you don't know yet, I am FOR gay rights, retard.

Well, meggie, perhaps you should try to read the whole thing first...

It's okay meggie!

Answer 1

Maybe they're afraid of being arrested for breaking mere temporal laws...

Answer 2

Who are we to judge?

And yea, the bible might as well been cooked up by the church to make people obey the government. A merciful God doest not condemn people for loving someone of the same sex.

If God did that, then he should have thought about animals that can be called as cannibals and hermaphrodites.

Answer 3

I'm straight...but I find answers like the guy gave you re: stoning and ..high priority crime/homosexuality is a bad as murder very shallow thinking.

You should ignore people like that as now you have given him a lot of publicity...!

Also, don't call people "retards" ..not nice.

Answer 4

I believe that most Christians have evolved beyond the prescriptions of the Old Testament. Those who haven't are condemned by everybody including most other christians.

Answer 5

Is it us who should judge?

Lectio Divina is Latin for “spiritual reading” and represents an early monastic technique of prayer which continues in practice though less widely, intended to achieve communion with God as well as providing special spiritual insights and peace from that experience. It is a way of praying with Scripture that calls one to study, ponder, listen and, finally, pray from God's Word.

History
Lectio Divina was first expressed in the year 220 AD. It was found that to read the Bible profitably it is necessary to do so with attention, consistency and prayer. The systematization of “spiritual reading” into four steps dates back to the 12th century. Around 1150, Guigo II, a Carthusian monk, wrote a book entitled “The Monk’s Ladder” (Scala Claustralium) wherein he set out the theory of the four rungs: reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI stated, “This is the ladder by which the monks ascend from earth to heaven.”

Method
Lectio is typically practiced daily for one continuous hour. A selection from the Holy Scriptures is chosen ahead of time, often as a daily progression through a particular book of the Bible.

Time
Selecting a time for lectio divina is important. Typical methods are to pray for one hour in the morning, or to divide it into two half-hour periods, one in the morning and one in the evening. The key is to pre-select the time that will be devoted to the prayer, and to keep it. Using the same time every day leads to a daily habit of prayer that becomes highly effective.

Place
The place for prayer is to be free from distractions. This means it should be isolated from other people, telephones, visual distractions, etc. Some find a religious icon to be helpful. The same place should be used for lectio if possible, especially as one first begins to practice it. Familiarity with a location reduces the possibility of distraction away from the prayer. Some practitioners conduct other devotions, such as praying before the Catholic Eucharist, as a preparation for Lectio Divina.

Preparation
Prior to reading, it is important to engage in a transitional activity that takes one from the normal state of mind to a more contemplative and prayerful state. A few moments of deep, regular breathing and a short prayer inviting the Holy Spirit to guide the prayer time helps to set the tone and improve the effectiveness of the lectio.

Once the stage is set it is time to begin the prayer. There are four phases of the prayer, which do not necessarily progress in an ordered fashion. One may move between different phases of the prayer very freely as the Spirit guides.

The Four Moments
Lectio
Read the passage several times.

Meditatio
Reflect on the text of the passage, thinking about how to apply to one's own life. Gravitate to any particular phrase or word that seems to be of particular import. This should not be confused with exegesis, but is a very personal reading of the Scripture and application to one's own life.

Oratio
Respond to the passage by opening the heart to God. This is not primarily an intellectual exercise, but more of the beginning of a conversation with God.

Contemplatio
Listen to God. This is a freeing oneself from one's own thoughts, both mundane and holy. It is about hearing God talk to us. Opening our mind, heart and soul to the influence of God. Any conversation must allow for both sides to communicate, and this most unfamiliar act is allowing oneself to be open to hearing God speak.

Answer 6

Actually many gays HAVE been killed by hateful people for no other reason than their sexuality.

It's such a shame that "love-your-neighbor-as-yourself" didn't sink in to a lot of Christians. In the name of God, they bomb abortion clinics, kill doctors, nurses, mothers; they murder gays; they burn Black churches and kill biracial couples, etc. etc.

So, who says the terrorists are all outside of this country???

Answer 7

You gotta be careful instigating such ideas. But to answer your question I will do so with a question: Why aren't we stoning crazed religious people? There's no book to tell me to do so but it's nothing that good old sensibility and human compassion can't guide me through!

Answer 8

Because the fundamentalists are bullies, and bullies are cowards at heart.

Name one member of the Bush cabinet who has ever served in combat, for another example.

Answer 9

oh no doubt there's some of them that would if life in prison or the death penalty wasn't a consequence of getting caught. probably be back to hanging and burning witches too. ah the good ol days!

Answer 10

Stoning belongs to those very old times when there were no bullets. They'd certainly prefer to be screwed to death by sex-offenders.LOL