One of your repeated refrains argues the difference between the 'imago Dei' and the 'imago dog.' I'm not sure I understand. Can you explain?
Biden ramps up Florida campaign to capitalize on ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban that starts this weekMan walking between two seas. One of your repeated refrains argues the difference between the “imago Dei” and the “imago dog.” I’m not sure I understand. Can you explain? File photo: fran_kie via Shutterstock.Dear Dr. E, I have heard you speak a couple of times about the culture wars and, more specifically, about the debates over sexual identity that are so pervasive in our churches and schools.
So, the question is, why? Why do we choose to restrain ourselves, and why do we consider such restraint virtuous and good and more of a marker of who we are than the desire to behave badly? The Bible gives us the answer. In other words, we are different than what we see around us. We believe in justice; trees don’t. We care about civil rights; an amoeba doesn’t. We are indignant when we see someone do something we know is wrong. We care about tolerance, love, inclusion, equality, and fairness. We know rape is evil. We understand slavery should be reviled, that greed isn’t good, and that the Holocaust was a bad thing.
When we accept the definition of the person as “being” gay, trans, queer, homosexual, or even heterosexual, we are admitting that we think those who have a given appetite are defined by that desire. We are saying we think, “That’s just who they are.” This is the ultimate insult to God and God’s creation. We all intuitively know that our base hungers, our bellies, or our libido do not define us. We are not animals.
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