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Contents:
- IS THE BIBLE ANTI-GAY?
- SLAVERY, GAY RIGHTS, AND THE BIBLE
- A BATTLE BETWEEN GAY RIGHTS AND RELIG EXPRSN
- EVANGELILS OPEN DOOR TO DEBATE ON GAY RIGHTS
- THE GOSPEL ON BEG GAY
IS THE BIBLE ANTI-GAY?
* gay rights and the bible *
At the heart of the claim that the Bible is clear "that homosexualy is forbidn by God" is poor biblil scholarship and a cultural bias read to the Bible.
What Do The Bible Say About Homosexualy? Although s unlikely that the biblil thors had any notn of sexual orientatn (for example, the term homosexual wasn't even ed until the late 19th century) for many people of fah, the Bible is looked to for timels guidance on what means to honor God wh our liv; and this most certaly clus our sexualy. ” In askg, “What do the Bible say about homosexualy” (or more appropriately stated, “what do the Bible say about attractn to someone of the same sex, ”) our task is to explore what the relevant biblil passag on the topic meant their origal ntext and what they mean for today.
SLAVERY, GAY RIGHTS, AND THE BIBLE
<p><strong>The qutn: Is the Bible anti-gay?</strong> Is there jtifitn scripture for the row that is spltg the Anglin Communn apart?</p> * gay rights and the bible *
God and The Gay Christian: The Biblil Case Support of Same-Sex Relatnships (Convergent Books, 2014)Jam V.
A BATTLE BETWEEN GAY RIGHTS AND RELIG EXPRSN
Havg announced his support for gay marriage, Print Obama now fac the wrath of people who quote the Bible opposn. They have reason to be worried. A growg pluraly of Amerins accepts gay unns, and approval is strongt among the young. So, chang law are probably evable. But those who base their opposn on scripture should have a eper e for ncern. Time and aga, history has shown that people who ce the Bible as a reason to ny rights to others have almost always lost. * gay rights and the bible *
Pope Francis was recently asked about his views on homosexualy.
Persons wh homosexual tennci are children of God.
Crimalisg people wh homosexual tennci is an jtice. This isn’t the first time Pope Francis has shown himself to be a progrsive lear when to, among other thgs, gay Catholics.
EVANGELILS OPEN DOOR TO DEBATE ON GAY RIGHTS
As a biblil scholar, I would suggt that church lears who e their cultur and theology to exclu homosexuals don’t read Scripture refully.
THE GOSPEL ON BEG GAY
Those who would exclu homosexuals om God’s kgdom choose to ignore J, turng stead to the Old Ttament – most particularly to Genis 19, the stctn of the ci of Sodom and Gomorrah.