re: #140 imherefromtheinternet
Jesus does not, you are correct (although some translators debate a few passages).
But so far as I know, the rest of the bible is also considered holyâŚ
The Old Testament Leviticus laws require death for gays, and in the New Testament, Paulâs letters to the early church have some pretty strong opinions as well - no gays in heaven. I donât know what the case is for Islam, but I bet itâs not pretty either.
See this:
Jewish Perspective on Homosexuality
Some people of faith insist that homosexuality is gravely sinful because the Bible calls it an âabomination.â But that word appears approximately 122 times in the Bible. Eating nonkosher food is an âabominationâ (Deuteronomy 14:3). A woman returning to her first husband after being married in the interim is an âabominationâ (Deuteronomy 24:4). Bringing a blemished sacrifice on Godâs altar is an abomination (Deuteronomy 17:1). Proverbs goes so far as to label envy, lying and gossip âan abomination to [the Lord]â (3:32, 16:22)âŚ
I once asked Pat Robertson, âWhy canât you simply announce to all gay men and women, âCome to Church. Whatever relationship youâre in, God wants you to pray. He wants you to give charity. He wants you to lead a godly life.â He answered to the effect that homosexuality is too important to overlook, as it is the greatest threat to marriage and the family. Other evangelical leaders have told me the same.
But with one of every two heterosexual marriages failing, much of the Internet dedicated to degrading women through pornography, and a culture that is materially insatiable while all-too spiritually content, can we straight people really say that gays are ruining our families? Weâve done a mighty fine job of it ourselves, thank you very muchâŚ
Homosexuality is a religious, not a moral, sin. A moral sin involves injury to an innocent party. Who is harmed when two unattached, consenting adults are in a relationship? Homosexuality is akin to the prohibition against lighting fire on the Sabbath or eating bread during Passover; there is nothing immoral about it, but it violates the divine willâŚ.
Interesting food for thought.