Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gatech.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gatech!strick From: strick@gatech.UUCP (henry strickland) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.motss Subject: Re: homosexuality and the Bible Message-ID: <11627@gatech.UUCP> Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 11:39:13 EST Article-I.D.: gatech.11627 Posted: Sat Jan 12 11:39:13 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 01:26:58 EST References: <194@teklds.UUCP> Organization: the clouds project, school of ics, georgia tech Lines: 46 Xref: watmath net.religion:5271 net.motss:1420 > From: larryg@teklds.UUCP (Larry Gardner) > Newsgroups: net.religion > Subject: homosexuality and the Bible > Message-ID: <194@teklds.UUCP> > > I do not understand the purpose of the article by "whatshisname" on proving > that I Cor. and a couple other passages were not against homosexuality. > > Look if you want to be gay, fine. But don't try to put God's stamp > of approval on it. There are many other verses in the Bible clearly > denouncing homosexuality. > > karen alias larryg You apparently missed the whole series (4 parts + 1 correction) or you might better understand his purpose. 1 Co was not the only book examined: he analyzed all verses popularly thought to refer to homosexuality [actually, he summarized from Boswell's book]. The point of the series is that there is nothing in the Bible that criticizes homosexuality itself except for the Mosaic Law in Leviticus, where the origional tongue uses the same word to prohibit it as is used to prohibit eating pork or wearing clothes not all made of the same fabric: something that is ritualistically unclean for Jews (as opposed to the word used to describe murder, something inherently evil). Sodom and Gamorrah were destroyed for inhospitality, Romans 1 criticizes infidelity or casual sex, and Corintheans is usually mistranslated. I don't think this puts God's stamp of approval on it. But I do think there is great doubt that the Bible says anything against gayness for a Christian. If the Bible doesn't tell you it's evil, maybe it was the devil. He likes to cause trouble in the name of the Lord . . . Karen, I'll send you a free copy of the series. Anyone else will have to ask me for the set. They're rather interesting. Look, if you want to hate gays, fine. But don't try to put God's stamp of approval on it. Peace, strick -- -- henry strickland -- the clouds project { akgua allegra hplabs inhp4 } -- school of ics / ga tech !gatech!strick -- atlanta ga 30332