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From: strick@gatech.UUCP (henry strickland)
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Subject: Re: homosexuality and the Bible
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Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 11:39:13 EST
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> From: larryg@teklds.UUCP (Larry Gardner)
> Newsgroups: net.religion
> Subject: homosexuality and the Bible
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> 
> 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
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