Fornication – Achilles' Heel of Typical Self-Professed Christian?

There seems to be a common practice these days among self-professed Christians – really just a continued practice from the outset – of cherry-picking which commandments of the Bible to obey. I am thinking specifically of fornication or sex prior to marriage. Am I the only one to notice this or is it really that common? What bothers me is the hypocrisy of the worst offenders who still want to wear the label of Christian and draw me into their flock while engaging in practices contrary to the alleged teachings of Jesus and his successors, especially Saint Paul.

I guess my question to this forum is whether you have actually pointed this to the offenders who condemn atheists and gays for violating God's Word while they do the same themselves.

It might make a fine leverage point to hoist them on their own retards – er, petards.

Of course, all this assumes the common interpretation of Scripture as forbidding fornication, though I am sure fringe sects do not make such an interpretation.

Post 1

Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 1:41pm

Christians are walking talking contradictions. I laugh my head off every time I hear about a bimbo that is preserving her "virginity" but has no problem giving blowjobs to an entire football team...good christian gal there.
(Edited by Jules Troy on 1/06, 1:41pm)

Post 2

Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 2:25pm

All Hail Lady Hymen!

I think I finally learned why I had such a hard time getting along with roommates whom I should have liked more than the ones who were my opposites. The religious ones were hypocrites and the hedonists were not. The religious ones also seemed more interested in minding my business than the hedonists did since the latter preoccupied themselves with their own pleasure rather than the salvation of others. I have a natural respect for people who practice integrity to their professed values even if I disagree with their values. At the time, I was still struggling to transition from religion to secularism, so that was a valuable part of my learning curve.

(Edited by Luke Setzer on 1/06, 2:34pm)

Post 3

Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 6:17pm