How do you interpret the Bible saying homosexuality is wrong? Is it up for interpretation?
Oh yeah, these are the people who interpret the Constitution.
Those that say that the Bible does not condemn homosexuality (when in fact, it does) have yet to provide one scripture that condones homosexuality, from either the New or Old Testament/Torah.
Barack Obama would put people on the courts like the Governor of Colorado who signed legislation that would fine businesses that display church flyers, literature, etc, deemed to be anti-homosexual.
Obama would no doubt like to ram his vision down the throats of churches and Americans that have taken a stand for righteousness (and engaged in free speech) for centuries in America.
Obama is for free speech, right?
I’ve had the rather uncomfortable opportunity to discuss this issue with a Pastor (at my now former church).
Her explanation was that the Bible does not condemn homosexuality explicitly, but rather condemns the submission that was inherent to the acts at the time. Apparently she holds that if homosexuals treat each other as equals, the Bible says nothing about it.
She also indicated that since Jesus didn’t contradict that interpretation, she was inclined to hold to it. I simply pointed out that I couldn’t distinguish one part of the Lord’s word (the red letters) from the rest of the Bible. It’s either all God breathed or it’s all man.
Needless to say, I disagreed with the position.
I want to be clear on one point. I didn’t leave because of the pastor’s position on homosexuality, though I disagreed with it. I left because of the theological reasoning used to reach the position. That kind of reasoning leads to a wide array of abuses of the Word, and the creation of a Savior that is not also a King.