Sodomy (oooooo!!)
VERSES FROM THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES (OLD TESTAMENT) ON HOMOSEXUALITY
When just about any person--especially Christians--hear the name "Sodom," gay sex immediately jumps to mind. After all, "sodomy" is specifically defined (in a dictionary, mind you, as well as many law books) as anal sex (straight OR gay for that matter).
Would it surprise you to know that Sodom's crime probably wasn't "teh buttsecks?"
Bububutbutbut...how could this be true??? Well, there's a way to find out exactly what God had in mind.
LITMUS TEST TIME!
The author of the referenced article that debates the Bible's stance on homosexuality (wow what a grammar nightmare this sentence is) suggests that what Sodom was most guilty of was being inhospitable (if not just downright horrible) to strangers. In fact, the straw that breaks the camel's back in Genesis 19 is the fact that the townsfolk of Sodom wanted to treat the angels badly. Click the title of my blog entry to go to the author's argument. It makes good sense.
This being the Christmas season, I think it would do us well to contemplate on how we treat our fellow human beings--gay or straight. To quote a very favorite meme of many Christians: "What Would Jesus Do?"
When just about any person--especially Christians--hear the name "Sodom," gay sex immediately jumps to mind. After all, "sodomy" is specifically defined (in a dictionary, mind you, as well as many law books) as anal sex (straight OR gay for that matter).
Would it surprise you to know that Sodom's crime probably wasn't "teh buttsecks?"
We are faced with the inescapable and rather ironic conclusion that the condemned activities in Sodom had nothing to do with sodomy. As one Christian editor (9) wrote: "To suggest that Sodom and Gomorra is about homosexual sex is an analysis of about as much worth as suggesting that the story of Jonah and the whale is a treatise on fishing." There is still another level of irony associated with this passage: God seems to condemn the citizens for insensitive treatment and harassment of others. But, this is the favorite Biblical passage that some Christian faith groups use to attack gays and lesbians.
Bububutbutbut...how could this be true??? Well, there's a way to find out exactly what God had in mind.
LITMUS TEST TIME!
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
The author of the referenced article that debates the Bible's stance on homosexuality (wow what a grammar nightmare this sentence is) suggests that what Sodom was most guilty of was being inhospitable (if not just downright horrible) to strangers. In fact, the straw that breaks the camel's back in Genesis 19 is the fact that the townsfolk of Sodom wanted to treat the angels badly. Click the title of my blog entry to go to the author's argument. It makes good sense.
This being the Christmas season, I think it would do us well to contemplate on how we treat our fellow human beings--gay or straight. To quote a very favorite meme of many Christians: "What Would Jesus Do?"
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