I mean like, it's weird, you know?

Right there on p. 1, genesis told the animals to be fruitful and multiply. And, you know, he gives adam a wink and a nudge and talks about his desdendeants so, like, you know, we'll all adults here. we know there's only one way yo can do that. (There's more now. But not then.)

So there's Adam and there's EVe, I  mean all equipped and everything but they don't know what to do. Hey. Give them a break. Remember your first date?

Sorry, I don't get this, people. Why are we all sinners? If a baby is born a sinner, I'll eat my hat. Explain please

I'm new to Wonder Cafe as of today, so I apologize if there is already a discussion topic about these things.

No, really, there is:

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/02/08/technology-confession-app-catholic-church.html

Well, I wish our pal witch was around. I know he has all the history of this event at his fingertips.

Does your religion not talk about Halloween because you think it is a pagan religion?

Do you think celebrating Halloween is a sin?

Just wondering........

Lead  us not  into temptation

What is temptation? Having pie when you should have salad? Having a drink in excess? smoking?

On another thread there was a comment that in the afterlife, there would be no more temptation.

Are their tempters and temptresses? Who are they?

I want to know about temptation. So, what do you think?

I was going to post this in Rita's Repentence thread but as I wrote it I realized that it probably should be separated since it's kinda the opposite tack to her intent.

Here's part of a note from waterfall in that thread:

Have you ever thought about the possibility that they don't exist?

What follows is an interesting quote from a book by Donald Capps called "Deadly Sins & Saving Virtues."  In this quote, he is talking about the work of two moral philosophers, Judith Shklar and Mary Daily.

[quote=Author, Donald Capps]

When I was younger, I believed what my mother told me, "If you have sex before marriage you will go to hell," & "Gay people will not go to heaven." Here in lies my predictament, because I was a virgin until I decided to test my faith. I figured, as long as I am a lesbian, I am going to hell. So I did the right thing, by being with heterosexual males, and lost my virginity to a guy. But that still meant I was going to hell! After 6 years in the closet, I decided it was time to come out. And finally be happy being me.