What happened to grammar, the rules of the mind speaking itself.
[T]here is a power in the soul which touches neither time nor flesh, flowing from the spirit, remaining in the spirit, altogether spiritual. In this power, God is ever verdant and flowering in all the joy and all the glory that He...
Yeah, must be great to be so brilliant that you can dispense with sources, arguments, and logic.
I have read many books that argue the opposite. For example, the two volumes by Prat
The Theology of Saint Paul
Ferdinand Prat (Author), John L. Stoddard (Translator)
St Augustine pinned him to the mat on that -- and he did it 1700 years ago. He had been a Manichean for 10 years !!! and he knew that riddle. After finding Plato and then Jesus he knew : God only allows an evil that He can bring a greater good from.
You assume your conclusion and you define...
Why is adultery a sin and but touching dead pig skin or wearing 2 woven fabrics is not in a fundamentalist eyes?
You are admitting that gay is a sin. I would re-phrase that. Unless of course adultery is not a sin.
The Germans totally surrendered at the end of the war. The Allies came in and took over the country so that the Nazis would not reform later. Iran forges ahead with its nuclear program. Again, if that is all that it is, allow the inspectors in--all of them. Why would they nuke America...