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Category Archives: Homosexuality and the Bible
“Is it a Sin or Not?”
A reader sent me the following response to the post titled, “Clobber Passage: I Corinthians 6:9–All Blade, No Handle.” “I get the positive point pushed of not judging because we all sin but I’m confused, my assumption was that the stance … Continue reading
PDF of Debate Over the Law Free from Sermon Index
Debate over Paul’s Abolition of the Law A few years ago I engaged in a prolonged debate with some of the folks over at Sermon Index. One of the topics included Paul’s cancellation of the Torah. Free PDF of Debate … Continue reading
Revisiting Romans 1
Someone challenged me on the supposedly anti-gay Romans 1. I challenged him on restricting his concern to a single sin from that chapter. His name is James. James, Romans 1: 28-32 contains a list of sins of the mind. Sometimes … Continue reading
“The Sin of Sodom” Revisited
Sodom, Hospitality, and Same-Sex Relations More and more, conservative Bible scholars are acknowledging the fact that, Biblically speaking, the sin of Sodom has to do with the lack of hospitality–in the extreme–and not anal sex per se. Nothing lacks hospitality … Continue reading
How do I Reconcile Paul with My Support for LGBT Folks?
I just got an email from Harold, one of my PFLAG friends. He asked the following question. “How do you reconcile Paul’s words and yet support LGBTs?” There are several good ways of approaching this question. One way looks at … Continue reading
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
Posted in Clobber Passages, Gay Christians, Homosexuality and the Bible, Marriage, Marriage Equality
Tagged Adam and Eve, Genesis
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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
Biblical Language: Vulgar, Ordinary, and Sublime
Some of you may not know that I have documented Jesus’ acceptance of gays and lesbians, and that for him, the acceptability of gays and lesbians had nothing to do with whether they were sexually active or not. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Homosexuality and the Bible, Lesbians, Translation, Two Women Grinding Together
Tagged Ezekiel, Isaiah, Pornography, Ruth
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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
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