Isqua Istari

This is a rework of a paper I wrote in Bible School (long before I had any first-hand experience with the topic). My wife asked me to re-write it, and the following is the result. I’ve treated the topic several times before as has my compatriot, but it bears repeating in a new form. Warning, lots of Bible quotes and antiquated ideas ahead.

The Bible does not have much to say about marriage. What little it does say assumes a cultural setting which may differ very much from your own. Nevertheless, even with the dearth of basis and diverging backgrounds we may glean much. But first a word on equality. (more…)

For this article I will assume that:

1. Evolution and natural selection are the greatest good.
2. Passing on your genes (and, perhaps, ideas) is the highest goal of life.
3. An individual’s sexual orientation is free from any actual or imagined causes, moral value, personal value, and ideologies, and rests solely on reason. (more…)