• remotelove@lemmy.ca
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    Leviticus 20:13: “If a man has intercourse with a man as with a woman, both commit an abomination. They must be put to death.”

    That is one quote that I could find. There are probably more.

    Edit: But wait, there’s more…

    Leviticus 18:22: You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination

    Romans 1:26-27, Corinthians 6:9-10, Timothy 1:9-10, etc, etc.

    That bible is a really hateful book, for sure. It’s mind boggling how anyone could be gay and christian. Mental gymnastics to 11, I suppose.

    Universal christianity rules apply: Always pick and choose your scriptures.

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      Leviticus 18:22: You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination

      This is about having sex as an offering to god, in the temple. Substituting a man in place of a woman is the abomination. Not just having sex in general with a man. Also, Leviticus applies to the Levites and the Levitican clergy.

      There is literally NOTHING in the bible that says homosexuality is wrong. But it does fully endorse incest and genocide.

      CC: @TheCheddarCheese

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      All I can read out of these citations:

      If you fuck a women you are not allowed to fuck a man the same way.

      So you have to reserve certain female-only and male-only positions, or you go to hell; or better: Just don’t fuck women and you have no other restrictions

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        It’s not a creative reading exercise though.

        All the other believers seem to understand that “don’t lie with a man as you do with a woman” isn’t a bunch of loopholes you can navigate by arguing semantics. It is a “don’t be gay” commandment.

        The bible does support homophobia. And that’s okay, most large religions are homophobic, I just find it silly to pretend otherwise.

        Religion and progressive values do not mix. Which is why I find anyone seeking their acceptance seriously misguided.