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To: Solon who wrote (26579)	5/31/2012 7:07:45 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

With 1/3 of the world allowing multiple wives & personages like King David having 1000 wives & sex slaves its going to be a real work of art on his part to prove a consistent moral guidline here . Does faith produce more faithfulness or does people waiting longer to marry produce better marriages , a subject that is debateable till the cock crows . Living to 80-90-100yrs now throws a new light on things as well depending on what geography & culture one is lucky to be born into . But education & parity of women seems to be working on one hand & that comes from the secular influences that in turn bring the religious more into focussed view not to mention into the 21rst century as well . As for same sex marriage , just saw a former 5 star general of the US mention he now is in favor of it , that change happening is only a matter of when now in the US , not if . And that includes same sex households & parenting as well .

To: Solon who wrote (26579)	6/1/2012 3:09:42 AM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

<"Adultery as a moral failure has had universal agreement in every society." > "The PRACTICE of adultery is universal!" Oh it's much worse than that. That's why the bible says: “There is no one righteous, not even one; 11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”[ b] 13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”[ c] “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[ d] 14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[ e] 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 ruin and misery mark their ways, 17 and the way of peace they do not know.”[ f] 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[ g] 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin. Righteousness Through Faith 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in[ h] Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[ i] through the shedding of his blood —to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished — 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.