Dear Name Deleted,
I’d like to make a friendly suggestion that you expand your idea of the “ultimate sin” past prostitution and adultery. While I won’t argue that either pastime is a virtue, your chosen references strike me as sexist and narrow minded. I know you must certainly have a broader vision than that. Right?
And let me just say that your sermon was HUGELY sexist and HUGELY narrow-minded. In fact, I’m appalled.
I’m particularly offended by references to Jesus forgiving “even prostitutes.” Oh yes, please let’s forget the murderers, rapists, thieves, liars, and mean people.
So here’s the thing: do you think a woman invented prostitution?
When men cheapen love and sex by reducing women to a commodity purchased (or stolen) from strangers, why is the woman the sinner? Where has she learned this minuscule value of her love?
As for adultery, I guess it’s a popular ingredient of sermons simply because it’s the one sin that pretty much everyone can relate to on one level or another. You say we can’t turn away from adulterers, but you’ve also said that adulterers should be refused communion. Really? Wouldn’t the “Christian” path be that of forgiveness, understanding, love, and comfort?
And why, WHY, would you, as a “holy” man, possess the right to turn away any person who’s coming to God? And why would you want to?
More women please. We have a “slightly” (read “massively”) broader view.
Pam Goode Writes 
What a great letter! It always bothers me when ‘holy’ men try to say one sin or another is worse than something else. Even the Bible says that all sins are equal. With that said, He also gave us the greatest commandment – to love one another! Great post!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you so much!
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Forgot to mention, love the tree, possibly a Live Oak. Regardless, an oldtimer with a good bit of life packed into that beautiful open, gnarly crown.
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Now that’s how you put someone in their place! Make them listen to their own irrational blathering, their pretentious and sanctimonious thoughts. You got it, more women in postions of power, that’s the answer to any number of our shortcomings as a civilization.
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I don’t mean to sound haughty Elliot, but I really do believe that. Women are, by and large, peaceful, and these days it seems like peace is in short supply.
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Thank you!
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