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"Professor Theophilus" aka J. Budziszewski #fundie boundless.org

[This is my favourite part of what is in full a hilarious "dialogue" between a "real-life" gay student and Professor Theo]

I was about to go on, but abruptly he changed the subject: "It's attitudes like yours that killed Matthew Shepard."

"Surely you don't imagine that the thugs who killed Matthew Shepard were Christians, do you?" I smiled at the absurdity of the thought, but seeing that he misunderstood my smile I made my face serious and tried again.

"Lawrence, I deplore the violence that killed Matthew Shepard, and I'm glad those men were caught. But shouldn't we also grieve the urge which caused Matthew Shepard to be sexually attracted to violent strangers?"

He said only, "You hate me."

Candice Watters #fundie boundless.org

[Boundless.org is part of Focus On the Family, aimed at 20-somethings. They are trying to promote marriage to that demographic.]

Lust is a sin within marriage as much as it is outside it — even lust for your spouse. That's because lust is the objectification of another. And people, beings made in the image of their Creator, aren't objects. As believers, we're called to honor one another. It's a misconception that as long as you wait till you're married, any and every mode of sexual expression is legit. Romans 12:9-10 says, "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves." That's no less true in marriage than in among believers in the church.