Christians like Keri Byrne (Letters, April 24) seem not to understand
the context of the biblical quote about casting stones, let alone the nature of
true Christian love, let alone judging the deed but not the doer of the deed.
It was people who'd condemned an individual for a particular sin who were made by Jesus Christ to realize that being sinful themselves they were in no position to “cast the first stone”.
Israel Folau wasn’t condemning a particular person; it’s the suddenly much-quoted and misunderstood Bible which condemns a whole class of people - not for their sexual orientation, but for their sexual acts.
Israel Folau wasn’t condemning a particular person; it’s the suddenly much-quoted and misunderstood Bible which condemns a whole class of people - not for their sexual orientation, but for their sexual acts.
It was most unfortunate, but Folau’s mistake was to condemn
homosexuals for their sexual orientation. Many homosexuals are Christian and
chaste, living heroically in obedience to Christ and his Church.
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