Mr. Mayor,
I find it most irritating that the atheist cultists try to smear the good name of
Mr. Paul by shameless innuendo about his allegedly unnatural relationship with
Mr. Simon the Tanner. It is quite clear that their relationship was purely
Platonic (
not Socratic) and
professional, both regarding the Spreading of the
Gospel and their mundane jobs.
Mr. Paul was a highly-skilled and educated craftsman, who made
tents for the desert nomads,
never discriminated and never refused to serve any Christian Caucasian man or a married begetting couple who came to him for new tents or reparations while
politely refusing to service any possible sodomite couples because of his religious
Godly objections.
Acts 18:3
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Now,
Mr. Simon was a
tanner. He knew both Mr. Paul and
Mr. Peter quite well.
Acts 10:6
He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
Here we can see that, as a tentmaker, Mr. Paul needed to engage in
various activities with Mr. Simon the tanner as he needed the
raw material for his sturdy tents. I presume that not only cloth but also
durable hides were required to make tents for the harsh desert environment. Apparently, the men were
well educated as they knew what ought to be done under various circumstances.
Here is
an informative picture of Mr. Simon. He seems to be a hard-working man with a nice
roomy house that could lodge tired evangelists in times of need.
A
wise man. Tanneries
stench notoriously bad, so the
seaside breeze must have been a real confort amidst all the smells. Obviously, tanning involves all kinds of
nasty stuff (often urine), so that not all stench was removed by the sea air but apparently on the shore it would have been
fresh and nice for Mr. Paul to relax in between the bouts of
persecution that he must have encountered after ceasing to persecute
True Christians™ himself.
Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
If we consider all this and remember that the tannery smell was awful and must have permeated the cloths of Mr. Simon, it is
inconceivable that anyone would have found him an alluring companion for fornication, so it is quite certain that the
chastity of Mr. Paul would have been preserved.
Once again,
the atheist case loses miserably!
Jesus is Victorious.
Yours in Christ,
Elmer
