Divorce: is it a sin?

[Keith]

How am I supposed to "debate" the subject if I limit myself to speaking new truths and facts every time I respond to someone else's remarks?

You aren't speaking "new" truths, you are giving an opinion that you repeat over and over again. I am not going to debate a debate just to boost your ego. Again, I repeat, "I'll say it again for those who didn't catch it the first time, there is another thread that you can go to to discuss your different ideas about the Bible."

I really don't want to close this thread just because of one posters' refusal to stay with the topic at hand.

[Midtowner]

You aren't speaking "new" truths, you are giving an opinion that you repeat over and over again. I am not going to debate a debate just to boost your ego. Again, I repeat, "I'll say it again for those who didn't catch it the first time, there is another thread that you can go to to discuss your different ideas about the Bible."

I really don't want to close this thread just because of one posters' refusal to stay with the topic at hand.

Hey, then quit using the Bible to say it's a sin.. Then, I can stop saying that the Bible isn't an authorative force.. there will be no quarrel, so you might as well lock the thread!

If you want me to play that game, you have to play as well.

Otherwise, it just ain't any fun.

[Keith]

Hey, then quit using the Bible to say it's a sin.. Then, I can stop saying that the Bible isn't an authorative force.. there will be no quarrel, so you might as well lock the thread!

If you want me to play that game, you have to play as well.

Otherwise, it just ain't any fun.

I'm not saying anything...you are the one who just won't let this go. Sorry, folks...sometimes it seems that some people just don't get it. This isn't a game. If you want to play games, there are plenty to play on the internet. I also realize that you think this forum is a joke, but there are people who are serious and sincere about what they post, and are tired of you belittling what they are saying.

[Midtowner]

I'm not saying anything...you are the one who just won't let this go. Sorry, folks...sometimes it seems that some people just don't get it. This isn't a game. If you want to play games, there are plenty to play on the internet. I also realize that you think this forum is a joke, but there are people who are serious and sincere about what they post, and are tired of you belittling what they are saying.

Apparently you are saying that I am not sincere about what I post and just want to belittle people?

Well, if that's how you feel after I tell you that you're wrong, that's not my fault. I will not be responsible for your feelings.

I am serious and sincere in the belief that no man -- no human being can truly know what is and isn't sinful. We can't even know if sin exists. We can choose to believe it does, but there are no absolutes here. My point in bringing up the Bible over and over again is because undermining someone's only evidence is an excellent way to show that their claims are questionable. That is my tactic and my purpose.

I am sincere in what I say. I of course do not have a huge emotional stake in these things, I just argue the truth as I perceive it. That's part of any discussion. You don't have to agree with or like what I say, but I will continue to say it.

[Patrick]

In my PM to you after I reopened the thread, I made the following comment.

"Hey guys, I went ahead and reopened the divorce thread. That doesn't really mean that we should go back to the same dispute that was going on though. "

I expected the 2nd portion of my PM to be heard. I guess it wasn't.

I think it's time to leave that dispute behind us and move on to bigger and better topics.

If the dispute continues, I may reverse my decision.