Well, the first few times I heard it being actually used in a debate, it worked against me, as all i could do is 
WTF that’s a debate point?
Y’know, I wasn’t going to say anything; I basically agree with the OP, I hate that tired old line, and I’m not even a Christian, so I really have no dog in this fight; but…
No, God DIDN’T create Steve and Gertrude and Alice. According to the story, God created Adam and Eve; everyone else was begotten.
Carry on.
Howyadoin,
Ya know they’re just trying to get ya to ditch that “breeder” tag, right?
-Rav
I guess when they say that you could point out that god first made Adam and a bunch of animals. And apparently hoped Adam would fid a “helpmeet” amough one of them. And only when he didn’t did he create Eve.
So apparently god’s real plan for our sexuality involved Fido.
That’ll please Sen. Rick “man on dog” Santorum.
When someone uses this line on me, I usally do the following:
Homophone: God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
Me: Adam and Eve and Steve who?
Homophobe: Adam and Even. You know. The first people God created.
Me: And when did he create Steve?
Homophobe: He didn’t.
Me: Then who created Steve?
Homophobe: Nobody created Steve. He doesn’t exist.
Me: I know a Steve. He most certainly does exist.
Homophobe: I’m not talking about the Steve you know.
Me: Then who are you talking about?
Homophobe: I’m talking about Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
Me: What’s the Garden of Eden?
Homophobe: That’s where Adam and Eve lived after God created them.
Me: Then where did Steve live?
Homophobe: I keep telling you, there’s no Steve!
Me: Then why did you bring him up?
Keep doing this for about five or six hours.
Madame, obviously.
Its gotta rhyme.
I should really preview before I submit.
I’m reminded of that David Rakoff (sp?) comment, from his book Fraud. He’s up in New England where a lot of names are abbreviated (i.e., people are calling him Dave). So his response to “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and STEVE!” is, “No. God forbid. Heavens…not Adam and Steve. Adam and Steven.”
BrightNShiny:
Who’s on first?
Steve!
Admit it, you only brought this up to raise Cain…
Of course, as much as I am Abel.
Sorry.
God made Yngwie Malmsteen???
Funny and clever, but it just doesn’t roll off the tongue.
There’s a Lot of that going around these days!
sigh. Polycarp, if I weren’t madly in love with my SO and you weren’t married, I swear, I’d marry you. You’re an open-minded, intelligent, kind Episcopalian. Ah, well, if I can’t marry you, you can still be one of my favorite posters:D. Needless to say, I agree with you. In fact, my old NYC parish had both a gay priest and a woman priest. I think that’s why I liked it so much.
(The SO is all of the adjectives I used to describe you except for the Episcopalian part…but he appreciates the fact that I have strong religious beliefs and he discusses them with me all the time to understand where I’m coming from, doesn’t mind getting married in the Episcopal Church, and has no problem with my wanting to bring up any future children in the church - gotta love the man :swoon:.)
Ava
It is far easier to repeat pithy one-liners than to actually defend one’s one-sided, closed-minded and utterly ignorant viewpoint. That is why you hear that statement more than the phrase “Well, I hadn’t considered that” or “My pastor never mentioned that argument/fact”.
It does put a terrible strain on some to be required to actually think, as opposed to merely parroting whatever was said on The 700 Club.
Better yet, keep going for about five minutes like that, a la Stewie from Family Guy.
Noah more of these Bible name puns, please.
Well, if this guy is right, then god actually made Jesus and Steve.
