The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Paul said something to the effect of "if you've got a problem with it, don't do it. If you don't have a problem with it, don't flaunt it in others faces and make them mad.". The way I see it, there are some absolute rights, some absolute wrongs, and a whole bunch of things that really don't matter much.

Of course, Paul said this in the context of the imminent end of the world.

Nonetheless, I certainly live my life in a new covenant way, and I consider Jesus to have been a very hip Jew.

By the way, one always hears Biblical literalist/creationist types quibble about the science of the fossil record. What do they say about the speed of light, distant astronomical objects, etc.