Drawg on observatn, toethnography, and d-taped terviews, this article explor the relig backgrounds and experienc of Bible Belt gays. In the Bible Belt, Christiany is not nfed to Sunday worship. Christian cross, msag, paraphernalia, mic, news, and attus permeate …
Contents:
- 10 BIBLE VERSE ABOUT GAY (HOMOSEXUALY): WHAT DO THE SCRIPTUR SAY?
- "ABOMATN"--LIFE AS A BIBLE BELT GAY
- WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
- TMP MPAIGN ADVISER SAYS GAYS AN 'ABOMATN,' MEN PREFER 'HANDMAINS'
10 BIBLE VERSE ABOUT GAY (HOMOSEXUALY): WHAT DO THE SCRIPTUR SAY?
The Bible vers aren't about nmng homosexuals, gays, lbians, or transgenr people. Rather, read God's lovg warng and grace for those who have strayed om His will for sex * gay abomination *
Toevah is ed four tim Levic 18—once to refer to male homosexual acts, and then three tim as an umbrella term. The term impli that homosexualy has no place unr the sun (spe s prence over 300 animal speci), and that is an abomatn agast the Dive orr self. The word plays to the hands of fundamentalists on the one hand, and anti-relig zealots on the other, both of whom want to pict the Bible as vilently and centrally ncerned wh the “unnatural” acts of gays and lbians.
In fact, toevah is mostly about idolatry, and male homosexual behavr is only as abomable as remarriage or not keepg kosher. It nveys the culturally relative nature of toevah, has some nnotatn of foreignns, and rightly aligns the taboo agast homosexualy wh taboos agast, for example, eatg unkosher food.
"ABOMATN"--LIFE AS A BIBLE BELT GAY
* gay abomination *
(Alternatively, we uld stick wh the Hebrew term, the foreignns of which heightens the foreignns of the biblil ncerns about homosexualy. That do not mean I hate gays or those that seem to promote the urse, I have no right to do so, nsirg God’s mandment of also, bee I have no reason to judge another (I’m not a perfect beg myself).
WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE?
The Bible forbids gay sex. But an earlier versn of the text permted . * gay abomination *
Studi show creasg support for gay rights the Uned Stat- cludg allowg marriage and even the opportuny to adopt children.
Ined, om the begng, God’s tentn for humans was you are searchg for God’s word on Gays and lbians, I have piled bible vers about homosexualy to spire you. 10 for the sexually immoral, for those practicg homosexualy, for slave trars and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is ntrary to the sound doctre. After God livered the Israel om the hands of Pharaoh, God created many laws for them to live acrdg to his of those laws was severe punishment if any man or woman mted the s of homosexualy.
TMP MPAIGN ADVISER SAYS GAYS AN 'ABOMATN,' MEN PREFER 'HANDMAINS'
There is no s beg gay, jt as there is no mzvah beg straight, bee both jt are. * gay abomination *
If we dulge homosexualy that do not brg praise to the body of Christ, we fall om his grace of eternal life.
Do not be ceived: neher the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexualy, nor thiev, nor the greedy, nor dnkards, nor revilers, nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God.