So...tonight I had a very interesting conversation with a friend. My friend, who shall not be named, told me that her boyfriend (who is a devout Christian), had sent her a certain quote from the 2nd book of Corinthians in the Bible. Now, why might one be offended by this? Well, the thing is, my friend is Agnostic, she accepts different things from every religion, she isn't a devout follower of any religion. The quote from Corinthians was (according to BibleGateway.com) phrased like this.
14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
“I will live with them
and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”[b]
17 Therefore,
“Come out from them
and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
and I will receive you.”[c]
Again, thank you Bible Gateway. Now, one might ask, how is this offensive? Well, for one thing, the quote at the beginning of the page indicated this: "Warning against Idolatry". First off, what is Idolatry? According to a few sources, it is considered, "the worship of a physical object as a god".
Now, if all of you recall the Ten Commandments, one of them clearly states that "Thou shalt not worship idols". Which, again, going off on a slight tangent, I had no awareness that Agnostics worshiped idols. Since, most of the time, Agnostics don't worship anything. So, why might he send her this quote?
Well, to consider one thing, it might be because of the first part of the passage: "Do not be yolked together with unbelievers".
So, is he basically saying he doesn't want to be yolked with her? Well...I'm not exactly sure. There are mountains of debating theologians who argue the meaning of phrases in the Bible every single day. This one has probably been argued about before and will probably be discussed in future debates.
Regardless, there is a message behind what I'm talking about.
No matter your faith, no matter your view on life, no matter your gender/race/sexual orientation/body-type/personality/style, please remember that everyone on this planet is trying their hardest to make it by every day. Just trying to get through another day. So, if you have a comment about what someone believes, or how they dress, or what they view, please remember: we're all stuck here together. Let's not make this world any worse off than it actually is by arguing and criticizing others for who they are.
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