Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site teltone.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!teltone!mark From: mark@teltone.UUCP (Mark McWiggins) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Sex and Christianity Message-ID: <679@teltone.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 02:21:08 EDT Article-I.D.: teltone.679 Posted: Tue Aug 14 02:21:08 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Aug-84 03:06:35 EDT References: <3127@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Teltone Corp., Kirkland, WA Lines: 20 [Get thee behind me, Bonzo ...] > The whole chapter (1 Corinthians 7) really needs to be read to > see what points Paul is trying to make. First, he makes it clear > that he is stating his *own opinion* here, and not scripture or > gospel "policy", as such ... I've always wondered about that ... a guy's letters getting into The Book that's the True And Literal Word Of God. No matter Paul's intent, a lot of religionists have been using his words to denounce sex and the rights of women for as long as I've been keeping track of things. Try getting Jerry Falwell to admit that 1 Corinthians 7 is "just Paul's opinion" and "not official policy" .... -- ---------------- Dumb all over A little ugly on the side .... ....tektronix!uw-beaver!teltone!mark