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	<title>Comments on: The Real Definition of Marriage</title>
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	<description>chilling tales of godlessness!!!</description>
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		<title>By: maeghi</title>
		<link>http://www.thegoodatheist.net/2008/12/the-real-definition-of-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-3285</link>
		<dc:creator>maeghi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i love how the religious right try to explain the bible so as to make it not look hypocritical. 

lucy, you got alot more &#039;splaining to dooooo.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i love how the religious right try to explain the bible so as to make it not look hypocritical. </p>
<p>lucy, you got alot more &#8217;splaining to dooooo.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe Botelho</title>
		<link>http://www.thegoodatheist.net/2008/12/the-real-definition-of-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-2366</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe Botelho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HAHAHA! did you know that Nankivel means &quot;Gay cat lover&quot; in portuguesse?

if it dosent then i am not a totally hot and sexy portuguesse man o love.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAHAHA! did you know that Nankivel means &#8220;Gay cat lover&#8221; in portuguesse?</p>
<p>if it dosent then i am not a totally hot and sexy portuguesse man o love.</p>
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		<title>By: Todd</title>
		<link>http://www.thegoodatheist.net/2008/12/the-real-definition-of-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-2346</link>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exactly which part was I wrong about?  Was it my spelling errors, the fact that I skipped some words, or when I said homosexuals should not be mistreated.  Cause I stand by all the statements, even the mistakes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly which part was I wrong about?  Was it my spelling errors, the fact that I skipped some words, or when I said homosexuals should not be mistreated.  Cause I stand by all the statements, even the mistakes.</p>
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		<title>By: todd</title>
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		<dc:creator>todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you Josh for setting us all straight.  No pun intended.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Josh for setting us all straight.  No pun intended.</p>
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		<title>By: Josh Nankivel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Josh Nankivel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Todd, you are wrong.

Joe, you are an idiot.

Jacob, you rock.

Josh Nankivel
http://non-theist.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Todd, you are wrong.</p>
<p>Joe, you are an idiot.</p>
<p>Jacob, you rock.</p>
<p>Josh Nankivel<br />
<a href="http://non-theist.com" rel="nofollow">http://non-theist.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Todd</title>
		<link>http://www.thegoodatheist.net/2008/12/the-real-definition-of-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-2337</link>
		<dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>* Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)

Gen 29 How did that work out for Jacob.  They put the fun in dysfunctional.  Almost got his youngest son Joseph killed because of all the jealousy.

II Sam 3  And let&#039;s not even mention all the problems David faced because of his sins of multiple wives, his children died, he almost died.  Absalom his son planned a mutiny against him.  His sons raping his daughters.  His sons killing other sons.

    * Marriage shall not impede a manâ€™s right to take concubines in
      addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)

II Sam- again how did that work out for him

I Kings 11- verse 3 is telling that Solomon was in sin against God because of this- verses 1 and 2

II Chron 11- This passage is about Rehoboam, he split the nation of Israel into north and south.  Not someone you want to fashion your life after.

    * Marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a
      virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)
Deut 22- apparently God takes purity pretty seriously.  The fact is she did deserve to die.  But the sad fact is do I, so do you, because none of us are pure enough.  Wish there was some way we didn&#039;t have to be stoned to death.  Oh yeah there is, grace.  God put our death on his son, who lived the life I should have lived, and you should have lived, and this Deut 22 woman should have lived.

    * Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden.
      (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)

-What&#039;s wrong with this one.  As Chris Rock says, 2 crackheads can stay together a long time.  What does someone who believes in God, salvation, Jesus have in common with someone who doesn&#039;t.  Why would a know believer want to marry a believer.  That seems like common sense.

    * Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)

Yeah God hates divorce as well.  Truth be told divorce causes way more problems than gay marriage in America.  Some people should have thought a little harder before they got married.  Jesus said God allowed divorce through the law because of our hard hearts.  We need to stop being so self centered and soften our hearts. Divorce usually leads to more divorce, with broken children, who grow up and get divorced.

    * If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brotherâ€™s widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)

Deut 25:5 also says if brothers are living together, so there is a condition for this form of marriage.  But it is still man and wife
 
    * In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)

Gen 19- Again this story is about Lot, not a man you want to fashion your life after.  The only thing that saved Lot was his Uncle Abraham&#039;s prayers to God.  And again Lot and his daughters did not get married. 

Just because God let something be reported in his Bible does not mean it is his will.  Sometimes it is a WARNING.  There are descriptive verses in the Bible.  The are also commands in the Bible.

I do not think that homosexuals should be mistreated.  

However I do think there are biological natural reasons they should not get married.  The main being new life cannot be formed in that relationship.

Truthfully the only reason you should think homosexuality is wrong is because you think God says it is wrong.  Which I do.  But at the same time it is no more wrong than the majority of divorces, sex outside of marriage, cohabitation, adultry.  The good news their is grace for all us sinners.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>* Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)</p>
<p>Gen 29 How did that work out for Jacob.  They put the fun in dysfunctional.  Almost got his youngest son Joseph killed because of all the jealousy.</p>
<p>II Sam 3  And let&#8217;s not even mention all the problems David faced because of his sins of multiple wives, his children died, he almost died.  Absalom his son planned a mutiny against him.  His sons raping his daughters.  His sons killing other sons.</p>
<p>    * Marriage shall not impede a manâ€™s right to take concubines in<br />
      addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)</p>
<p>II Sam- again how did that work out for him</p>
<p>I Kings 11- verse 3 is telling that Solomon was in sin against God because of this- verses 1 and 2</p>
<p>II Chron 11- This passage is about Rehoboam, he split the nation of Israel into north and south.  Not someone you want to fashion your life after.</p>
<p>    * Marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a<br />
      virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)<br />
Deut 22- apparently God takes purity pretty seriously.  The fact is she did deserve to die.  But the sad fact is do I, so do you, because none of us are pure enough.  Wish there was some way we didn&#8217;t have to be stoned to death.  Oh yeah there is, grace.  God put our death on his son, who lived the life I should have lived, and you should have lived, and this Deut 22 woman should have lived.</p>
<p>    * Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden.<br />
      (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)</p>
<p>-What&#8217;s wrong with this one.  As Chris Rock says, 2 crackheads can stay together a long time.  What does someone who believes in God, salvation, Jesus have in common with someone who doesn&#8217;t.  Why would a know believer want to marry a believer.  That seems like common sense.</p>
<p>    * Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)</p>
<p>Yeah God hates divorce as well.  Truth be told divorce causes way more problems than gay marriage in America.  Some people should have thought a little harder before they got married.  Jesus said God allowed divorce through the law because of our hard hearts.  We need to stop being so self centered and soften our hearts. Divorce usually leads to more divorce, with broken children, who grow up and get divorced.</p>
<p>    * If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brotherâ€™s widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)</p>
<p>Deut 25:5 also says if brothers are living together, so there is a condition for this form of marriage.  But it is still man and wife</p>
<p>    * In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)</p>
<p>Gen 19- Again this story is about Lot, not a man you want to fashion your life after.  The only thing that saved Lot was his Uncle Abraham&#8217;s prayers to God.  And again Lot and his daughters did not get married. </p>
<p>Just because God let something be reported in his Bible does not mean it is his will.  Sometimes it is a WARNING.  There are descriptive verses in the Bible.  The are also commands in the Bible.</p>
<p>I do not think that homosexuals should be mistreated.  </p>
<p>However I do think there are biological natural reasons they should not get married.  The main being new life cannot be formed in that relationship.</p>
<p>Truthfully the only reason you should think homosexuality is wrong is because you think God says it is wrong.  Which I do.  But at the same time it is no more wrong than the majority of divorces, sex outside of marriage, cohabitation, adultry.  The good news their is grace for all us sinners.</p>
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		<title>By: Jessica</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jessica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love the one shoe thing, not only do you have no shoes to wear but you also have one useless shoe without a pair cluttering up the place.

Oh, and &#039;tag-teaming&#039;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the one shoe thing, not only do you have no shoes to wear but you also have one useless shoe without a pair cluttering up the place.</p>
<p>Oh, and &#8216;tag-teaming&#8217;?</p>
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		<title>By: Aaron</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If they&#039;re going to take one of my shoes they might as well take the other!

Bahahahaha, I looked up the last one in my bible, and I think Jacob took out a lot of the poetry out of those passages.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If they&#8217;re going to take one of my shoes they might as well take the other!</p>
<p>Bahahahaha, I looked up the last one in my bible, and I think Jacob took out a lot of the poetry out of those passages.</p>
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		<title>By: Jacob Fortin</title>
		<link>http://www.thegoodatheist.net/2008/12/the-real-definition-of-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-2330</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Fortin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>sorry joe, I&#039;m actually straight, but more straight men live with cats than you might realize...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sorry joe, I&#8217;m actually straight, but more straight men live with cats than you might realize&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Shaun</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shaun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know about you, but there&#039;s no way i&#039;m paying anyone one shoe.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but there&#8217;s no way i&#8217;m paying anyone one shoe.</p>
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		<title>By: joe botelho</title>
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		<dc:creator>joe botelho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a man who has been married for 7 years let me give ALL people thinking about getting married,  DONT DO IT!!! Have kids and shit but dont do the deed marriage sucks as much as your wife did BEFORE  you were married. Yes it does suck that bad.
I cant say anything about gay marriages but i can say this ALL WOMEN BECOME WIFES. no matter how much love you have for her or the fact you bring her to climax 5 out of 7 times girlfriend always became wifes.

Thanks for reading my warning and keep up the good show homos.
You guys are gay right? you live toghter and have cats. Cats for fucks sake are gayer then dressing as boy george.

loving you all,
Joe Botelho</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a man who has been married for 7 years let me give ALL people thinking about getting married,  DONT DO IT!!! Have kids and shit but dont do the deed marriage sucks as much as your wife did BEFORE  you were married. Yes it does suck that bad.<br />
I cant say anything about gay marriages but i can say this ALL WOMEN BECOME WIFES. no matter how much love you have for her or the fact you bring her to climax 5 out of 7 times girlfriend always became wifes.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading my warning and keep up the good show homos.<br />
You guys are gay right? you live toghter and have cats. Cats for fucks sake are gayer then dressing as boy george.</p>
<p>loving you all,<br />
Joe Botelho</p>
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