I would've thought my sarcasm was obvious and dead on point here. The bible has some pretty terrible punishments set out in it man.... Stoning people to death is straight off the page and so is burning them in this instance. Yeah....
I know what kind of sarcasm you were going for because I've seen it a billion times.
A.) It's about selectively ignoring some parts but not others.... B.) It doesn't matter which parts they are selectively ignoring or where they are located. The fact that they are ignoring them part is key.
Actually, it does matter. Parts of the New Testament simply supersede parts of the Old Testament. There is a (legitimate enough) belief among most Christians that (related to concepts like the New Covenant and Old Covenant) that Mosaic Law was specific that that place/culture or has been at least partly abrogated by the New Covenant with Jesus Christ. It's complicated, but you can't just dismiss it as inconsistent theology, because it isn't necessarily so. For example, there are distinctions between different types of Old Testament law affecting whether or not they apply in a modern Christian context (for instance, ceremonial laws vs. moral laws). Honestly, it's obvious you just haven't researched this very thoroughly.
I definitely agree that many religious people arbitrarily pick-and-choose which tenets of their faith/holy book to follow, but this is a case much more complex than that.
C.) What "New Testament stuff?" Especially what new testament stuff that isn't based upon old Testament stuff if there is any?
There are several references in the New Testament which may or may not be taken to refer to homosexuality, depending on your interpretation/translation. You mention some yourself.
But really who cares? I really don't feel like debating religion, because it's pointless.
If you don't feel like debating religion, then don't bring up arguments about religion. You can't expect to make arguments for or against people's religion without expecting a response.
1.) Communion given to a convicted serial killer in prison, but not to gay? The fact that it happened AT ALL in a large organization with well set rules....
There are other factors here, such as whether or not the convicted killer is repentant. That makes a
huge difference.
3.) The actions of the priest as condoned or not by the church. <--- This is admittedly debatable, but come on, saying the catholic church doesn't like gays isn't a controversial statement. Whether or not this guy acted too strongly on them not liking it might be fair game.
I agree that the Catholic Church is rather backward concerning
any matter related to human sexuality. However, even in a highly regimented organization, you're still going to get some people who go against the grain or do things they aren't supposed to do.
Personally, I'm curious why a homosexual would
want to take Communion in a Catholic church.
Derpy: Awkward or embarrassing, especially pertaining to a person.
You and I both know (and if you don't, that's a problem) that "derp(y)", in Internet parlance, has really heavy connotations of "stupid"/"idiotic"/"ridiculous" in addition to just "awkward".
So, most likely, her eyes are wonky because she fumbled a package or a crate full of furniture and took a nasty blow to the head. In addition to that, you might want to examine what you're saying.
Are you seriously armchair-diagnosing the cause of a rather vague (could be any number of things affecting the eyes) ocular condition of a barely-established character in a cartoon? Are you seriously doing that? Are you seriously playing House, M.D. so hard with a barely-established My Little Pony character that you've come to such a specific conclusion about why her eyes are messed up? Do I have to say why that's completely ridiculous? I sincerely doubt that
any of that was behind the thought processes involved in ascribing her personality traits, either by the fandom or by the show's creators. Do you seriously think that's what they were going for?
"She has funny-looking eyes and a funny voice, and the two minutes or so we've seen her she has been clumsy. She must be retarded!"
Funny-looking eyes, a name based on an Internet slang term related to being idiotic, a stupid voice, a stark lack of self-awareness, and utter ineptitude when it comes to physical work and coordination. That's basically a recipe for a stereotypical portrayal of a mentally-challenged person.
If you only saw them for a couple of minutes of their life, when they weren't at their best? I know it sure as hell would apply to me quite often. Assuming that someone is mentally impaired because their body, voice, and/or motor control aren't perfect is a rather nasty way to go about things.
You say this as if we're talking about a real person, here. We're not. "When they weren't at their best" is a little silly when we're talking about the initial characterization of a fictional entity, which serves as the
only possible basis for their character so far, which is something any writer knows and will pay attention to. First impressions matter in life and in fiction, and in fiction, writers know to use a first impression to establish the character's traits in general.
Assuming that anyone is anything because of superficial traits is silly, yes, but
we're talking about a fictional character being portrayed as a stereotypical caricature of something. This is completely different. A character having impaired motor control, screwy eyes, a dopey-sounding voice, a generally high level of ineptitude, and a lack of awareness of what they're doing is a pretty solid combination for the
stereotypical caricature of a mentally-disabled person, whether you would assume a person to be mentally disabled because of those traits in real life or not. Hell, of
course it's silly to assume that someone is a certain thing just because they happen to fit a stereotypical portrayal of that thing, but basing a character on a stereotypical portrayal of that thing is still not a very good idea. Especially not when you name them after something
already connected with that thing. Not that I think I'll ever be able to convince you that the word "derp" is
at all connected with the concept of ridiculous stupidity, but the fact is that it is.