Bible supports homosexual partnerships, says bishop

Telegraph ^ | May 28, 2006 | Jonathan Wynne-Jones

[ConservativeMind]

What is his argument based on for him to state that the Bible supports homosexual relationships?

Everything is totally relative to these liberals!!

Let me try one now: The Bible allows everyone to kill anyone they want and to steal everything they might like whenever they want.

A truly loving God would support my premise, right??

[Delta 21]

The bishop is wrong.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Let me try one now: The Bible allows everyone to kill anyone they want and to steal everything they might like whenever they want.

A truly loving God would support my premise, right??>"

Only if your gawds name is (b)allah!

Then it's commanded of you!

[Prophet in the wilderness]

He is just a part of the demonic plan of the feminist and homosexuals to fool the world to believe NOT in the true word of God ( the Holy Bible ) and the real Christ Jesus of Nazareth before the anti-Chirst ( false Christ ) shows up on the world seen to deceive the world.
The homosexuals want to fool and convince people that God said it is ok to be homosexual and God created homosexuals by creating the " Gay Gene ".
Homosexuality and Feminism is anti-GOD, anti - Christ, anti- traditional Christianity, and anti patriotically ( the husband as the head of the family ).
Homosexuality is a satanic and demonic spirit and the homosexuals and feminist will be at the forefront of ushering the anti-Christ ( false Christ ) and the great persecuting ( we are seeing it now ) of Christians.
I didn't put the " Church " in there as a institution as we know as a " Church " to be not confused as the " Church " the body of Christ.
Not all Churches are Christian, and not all Churches are God breathed.
The 3 great targets the devil , the anti-Christ, the homosexuals, and feminist are trying to attack is : the family, the Church, and God's word the Bible.

[Jim_Curtis]

I'm fairly certain the bible doesn't condone homosexuality, being an agnostic, I won't presume.

I'm certain that nature abhors it.

[kittycatonline.com]

Romans 1:26-27

For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

Yeah, I suppose that bishop has a pretty solid grasp on the Bible. Definately no condemnation of homosexuality here! Go for it, fellas, live it up!

[aberaussie]

anti patriotically ???

I believe that is patriarchy...might not be spelled correctly, but I am a mere woman. ;-)

[fgoodwin]

Yeah, I noticed the good bishop conveniently left out any specific Bible verses that condone homosexuality.

[swmobuffalo]

The bishop is an idiot. How did he ever manage to become a bishop?

[darkangel82]

Probably in the same way that John Spong became one.

[Aker]

It's really a matter of translation :) (you do know that the Bible wasn't written in english... and was revised several times during the middle ages, to fit the requirements better)

and for the other part the Bishop might have been referring to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_and_David
I'm sure you know the story... but read the interpretations :P (I'm a bit too busy these days to go into depths of christian mysticism so wikipedia will have to suffice)

[aimhigh]

It's really a matter of translation

This is a weak tool of the ungodly. To quote wikipedia - "Some scholars (a strong minority) insinuate innuendo in David's "bowing three times" before Jonathan and David's subsequent "exceeding". It has been suggested this is a reference to oral sex and ejaculation. "

Perverts see perversion in everything. Those who know Hebrew know better.

[fgoodwin]

aimhigh writes:

and for the other part the Bishop might have been referring to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_and_David

The Bible, in Leviticus and by the Apostle Paul, clearly and unambiguously condemns same-sex intercourse as an abomination.

I'll take that clear language over an insinuation about David & Jonathan any day. Show me even one clear and unambiguous verse in the Bible in which God blesses such sex, and you might have a case.

Otherwise its just speculation, unlike the outright condemnation of gay sex.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Yes, that's one thing I have not done well is my spelling.

[Aker]

As I said... don't have much time :) so others will have to advocate my case. It deals with everything that some misguided people usually quote.

http://www.freeingthespirit.org/Homosexuality&Bible2.htm

[kittycatonline.com]

It's really a matter of translation :) (you do know that the Bible wasn't written in english... and was revised several times during the middle ages, to fit the requirements better) and for the other part the Bishop might have been referring to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_and_David I'm sure you know the story... but read the interpretations :P (I'm a bit too busy these days to go into depths of christian mysticism so wikipedia will have to suffice)

You might want to find some time in your busy schedule to study the Bible and get the truth for yourself. Watching or reading The DaVinci Code and googling up a wikipedia article certainly will do wonders to find the latest screed against the Bible, but little to actually shed any true light. Take the time to read the Bible for yourself, and come to your own conclusions.

[kittycatonline.com]

As I said... don't have much time :)

Matthew 12:36

But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

Sooner or later, you'll have plenty of time. You might want to go beyond a web search, and read the Bible. In other words, don't Ask Jeeves, Ask Jesus!

[phatus maximus]

LOL!!! Amen...my wife bought me his book, "the Sins of Scripture"...I didn't know who he was and so to be kind to my wife I read it some...I got thru a chapter and felt dirty then I read another and became angry and the last words I read in that filthy book was that the Apostle Paul was gay and it was clear so when he said that he does what he does not want etc in one of his letters (I forget now which)...At that point I told my wife I can't read another page of this clowns perverted writings...

[OneWingedShark]

"Let me try one now: The Bible allows everyone to kill anyone they want and to steal everything they might like whenever they want.

A truly loving God would support my premise, right??"

Actually, I belive that would be the conclusion... and the only way for them to get the conclusion they got (that is, that the Bible condones homosexual "partnerships") was:
a) They ignored any parts they disagreed with.
b) They took some passages horribly out of context.
c) they haven't even read the Bible and/or understand nothing of its message.