"Pinning the homosexuals" is a terrible idea

Definitions Christian- of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ: Spain is a Christian country. (1)BOP 1: True Christians would not do this Argument:P1. Christians follow the teachings of JesusP2. Jesus did not condemn homosexualityC. Christians would not do this P1 is pretty obvious, as the definition. P2 is what I am going to prove now. For the last 1,900 years, Christianity had been assuming that ancient Jewish law was divided into two categories: morality and ritual. The historical record documents that this simply wasn’t so. Christianity had been interpreting Jesus’ teachings based on an erroneous assumption. The ancient Jewish nation divided the commandments of their law into Justices and Jobs: Justices were all the commandments based on “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” Jobs were all the rest (such as ritual and sexual taboos). As scholars on ancient Jewish law attest: “all of the commandments between man and man are included in this precept of loving one’s neighbor. ”—Pinchas Horowitz “forbidden sexual acts are classified as transgressions between man and God. ”—Maimonides The commandments within people were the Justices. They were based on, "Love your neighbor as yourself. " The commandments were between people and God were the Jobs. They included the rituals and sexual taboos. Examples of Justices and Jobs Justices(Love your neighbor) Jobs(Ritual and sexual taboos) Do not murder Do not eat shellfish Do not steal Do not wear garments made out of two fabrics Do not lie Men with genital injuries cannot enter the congregation Do not rape Do not engage in homosexual intercourse Do not commit adultery Do not have sex with your wife during her menstrual cycle In the first century, the Justices were designated on the precept, "Love your neighbor as yourself"—the group of commandments that didn’t include the prohibition on homosexuality. Christians overlooked an important pattern about the New Testament’s use of this. Jesus, Paul, and James all have teachings in which they: Only list Justices Cite the precept, “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” Consider this: And someone came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, which good thing must I do that I may have eternal life? ” (Matthew 19-16) But he answered him, “Why are you asking me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into that life, keep the commandments. ” (Matthew 19-17) The man said to him, “Which ones? ” And Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor your father and mother—love your neighbor as yourself. ” (Matthew 19-18) Notice that Jesus: Only listed Justices Cited the precept, “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” When the man asked which commandments he must follow to inherit eternal life, Jesus said, “Only the Justices. ” All the Jobs, including the prohibition on homosexuality, were deliberately and purposely excluded. Consider the following teaching of Paul. He who loves others has fulfilled the Law because “don’t commit adultery,” “don’t murder,” “don’t steal,” “don’t covet,” and if there is any other commandment it is summed up in these words: “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” Notice that Paul: Only listed Justices Cited the precept, “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” Anyone who loves others fulfills the entire Law because only the Justices are the Law. None of the Jobs, including the prohibition on homosexuality, were part of the law. Consider the following teaching of James: If you are fulfilling the King’s law according to scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are behaving well. But if you are showing partiality based on personal appearances, you are committing sin, and are indicted under the Law as lawbreakers. For anyone who keeps the whole law, but is at fault on one count, has turned guilty on all counts. He who said “Do not commit adultery” also said “Do not murder. ” If you are not going to commit adultery, but are going to murder, you have become a lawbreaker. Speak and act like people who are about to be judged by the Law of Freedom; for judgment without compassion will be for the one who has not shown compassion. Compassion triumphs over judgment. Notice that James: Only listed Justices, and Cited the precept, “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” James taught that everyone will be judged by the Justices (what he called ’the Law of Freedom’). Therefore, he concluded that everyone who treats others compassionately will triumph on judgment day. Here we have an undeniable pattern! Jesus, Paul, and James: Only listed Justices, and Cited the precept, “Love your neighbor as yourself. ” Christianity overlooked this important pattern. Jesus, Paul, and James each taught about the Justices—the group of commandments that didn’t include the prohibition on homosexuality. And each, in their own particular way, taught that the Justices were the entirety of Christian obligation! Jesus told the rich young ruler that everyone who keeps the Justices will inherit eternal life. Paul taught that everyone who keeps the Justices fulfills the entire Law. James taught that everyone who keeps the Justices will triumph on judgment day. Lack of the knowledge about Jobs and Justices has caused confusion for 1,900 years! Summary of P2: P1. The condemnation on homosexuality was a job P2. Jesus taught that only justices matter. C. Jesus was not against homosexuality. Jesus taught five times that only the Justices matter. Paul taught three times that only the Justices matter. Historical reality was very different than religious scholars had previously thought. (2) (3)Conclusion of BOP 1 P1. Christians follow the teachings of JesusP2. Jesus did not condemn homosexualityC. Christians would not do this My BOP 2- It would not work anyways My opponent has suggested to:"Build a great, big, large fence — 150 or 100 mile long — put all the lesbians in there. Do the same thing for the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can't get out…and you know what, in a few years, they'll die out…do you know why? They can't reproduce! "Why won't it work? Well look at it. Homosexuals cannot reproduce, my opponent has conceded that. So where did they come from? Heterosexuals! So because heterosexuals produce homosexuals, the entire idea would not work. 1. . http://dictionary.reference.com...2. Jesus on Homosexuality by Micheal Wood Layman Edition3. . http://www.bible.cc...