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Category Archives: Clobber Passages
Summary: The Galilee Episode
Here are some of the discoveries I cover in my book, The Galilee Episode: Two Men in One Bed, Two Women Grinding. I started my research over a decade ago, wondering if the couples in Luke 17:34-35 might be gay and … Continue reading
Meet My New Online Friend!
I logged on today to find several interesting comments from Lee, a chap in the U.K. Here’s the dialogue. Lee: “ABSOLUTELY FALSE TEACHING ! HOMOSEXUALS WILL TRY ANYTHING TO MANIPULATE THE WORD OF GOD.” Ron: “Lee, you made an interesting assumption here.” … Continue reading
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You Can’t Quote Genesis to Prove that God Rejects Homosexual Couples
The debunking of the Clobber Passages has been so effective that anti-homosexual campaigners had to search for more Bible bullets to use against their opponents. Their most recent addition to their arsenal has been the creation of Adam and Eve, … Continue reading
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Homosexuality and Me: the People and the Path
Someone recently asked me how my understanding of homosexuals evolved. Before 2001, before I learned that my son was gay, homosexuality was a non-issue for me. I’d met quite a few gay men along life’s way, so many that I’m … Continue reading
The “Clarity” of I Cor. 6:9, the “Choice” of Homosexuality, “Abominations” Forever
A reader called “theologyarchaeology” commented to the note from Rick James with the following short reply. The problem for Rick James is 1 Cor. 6:9 clearly states that the homosexual will not see the kingdom of God. No God did not … Continue reading
When someone does a cut-and-paste job of Romans 1
Most of us have seen those cut-and-paste jobs of Romans 1: 18-27 or 18-32 an awful lot of times. I rarely reply to these sincere folks, but I did just now on another blog, A Flock of Crows. I’ve made these points … Continue reading
Clobber Passage: Romans 1:26-27
Romans 1:26-27 is one of the most popular Clobber Passages ever. I’m sure many of you have received emails with the verses pasted in, as though you had never read them before. Sometimes fourteen verses are pasted in, verses 18-32. People apparently think … Continue reading
Clobber Passage: Jude
One of the Clobber Passages still used occasionally is from the Book of Jude. Jude is a short, one-chapter book, and verse 7 is sometimes quoted to argue that “unrepentant” homosexuals are doomed to hell fire. In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding … Continue reading
Clobber Passage: I Corinthians 6:9–All Blade, No Handle
Anti-homosexual Christians have a number of verses to use against gay and lesbbian Christians. It’s interesting that some of the verses are now used less, and others have risen to take their place. I Corinthians 6:9 is one of the current favorites. Do you not … Continue reading
Clobber Passage: Abominations–and the Death Penalty
In this refutation of the Clobber Passages, I can’t move away from Leviticus without at least mentioning the issue of what the Torah calls “abominations.” God is recorded as having called a number of things abominations—mainly different kinds of food. For example, God … Continue reading
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