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markpkessinger

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61. No, but a cotton/acryllic sweater would be! ;) n/t

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Has "Homosexual" always been in the Bible? [View all] TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 OP

Very interesting Cartoonist Nov 2019 #1

That's how Republicans continue to fear-monger about LGBT. "Dangers to children+families" NCLefty Nov 2019 #2

That doesn't make it any better. Mariana Nov 2019 #19

You won't find "arsenokoitai" in Leviticus markpkessinger Nov 2019 #23

That is true, but Mr. Oxford makes a similar argument about those: Mariana Nov 2019 #26

It reflects on Absurd Leviticus' credibility Dirty Socialist Nov 2019 #33

If nothing else, Mr. Oxford has made a very strong case Mariana Nov 2019 #34

A question irisblue Nov 2019 #3

I suspect Ed Oxford is engaging in some wishful thinking. Mariana Nov 2019 #22

Does anyone care? cwydro Nov 2019 #4

Seeing as The Torah is the OliverQ Nov 2019 #9

It's important to know that the sky man who will be casting unbelievers into the lake of fire jberryhill Nov 2019 #11

Lol! cwydro Nov 2019 #29

The term didn't exist until 1868 FreeState Nov 2019 #5

The action is described in Leviticus. though. Mariana Nov 2019 #20

Yes, but Leviticus says a lot of things are forbidden . . . markpkessinger Nov 2019 #24

Every Christian picks and chooses Mariana Nov 2019 #25

Every Christian? phylny Nov 2019 #69

Yes. Mariana Nov 2019 #70

I'm confused - explanation needed please... tavernier Nov 2019 #28

No, but a cotton/acryllic sweater would be! ;) n/t markpkessinger Nov 2019 #61

In earlier versions of the Bible, many women were deacons bdjhawk Nov 2019 #6

Do you have a reference for that? OliverQ Nov 2019 #8

Since King James I only funded the translation defacto7 Nov 2019 #14

On the contrary, he funded the new translation TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #46

Interesting. Thanks. I only have some limited knowledge defacto7 Nov 2019 #50

Nope. Right-wing conservatives have butchered the Bible OliverQ Nov 2019 #7

So the writer at the link is wrong? Mariana Nov 2019 #21

Did you read/see this? irisblue Nov 2019 #10

The part about the talking snake is still the same, right? jberryhill Nov 2019 #12

If you mean the one selling pomegranates ProudLib72 Nov 2019 #60

Well, thank goodness it's not homophobic jberryhill Nov 2019 #64

Thank you! The new testament doesn't directly address homosexuality, so I can't see that Karadeniz Nov 2019 #13

Jesus meets a woman at a well jberryhill Nov 2019 #51

See, Maru Kitteh Nov 2019 #65

He was pretty nasty to the Canaanite woman, too Mariana Nov 2019 #71

Then he cast demons into some guy's pigs... jberryhill Nov 2019 #74

After he killed all those pigs Mariana Nov 2019 #76

Ah, but... jberryhill Nov 2019 #77

You do have a point. This would have been a Gentile village. Mariana Nov 2019 #79

The Bible has been rewritten many times to be politically/culturally correct for the times. keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #15

I understand that TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #16

The whole belief is goofy.😜 SammyWinstonJack Nov 2019 #17

The same people that think that the bible is the literal word of God also overwhelmingly Blue_true Nov 2019 #41

And many of our founding fathers were deists TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #43

You are correct that the US was not founded on Christianity, but . . . markpkessinger Nov 2019 #62

Thinking it is the figurative word of God is pretty goofy too jberryhill Nov 2019 #59

I like the Epicurus quote about god TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #63

Every single English translation of the Bible is wrong? Mariana Nov 2019 #18

Most contemporary Bibles are translations of translations TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #31

Yes. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #36

Do those early "editions" back up Mr. Oxford's assertions? nt. Mariana Nov 2019 #38

I don't know. I have never seen this particular issue addressed. Midnight Writer Nov 2019 #40

He's gone as far back as the German translation used by Martin Luther TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #48

Does that version say the victims are equally guilty Mariana Nov 2019 #49

He doesn't discuss that in the article n/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #54

Passages in the bible were done to control people or deal with issues of the times. Blue_true Nov 2019 #42

I suppose I'm the only schoolboy in here today snickering at the word "arsenokoitai" Ron Obvious Nov 2019 #27

Kind of like "innuendo" TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #30

K & R Dirty Socialist Nov 2019 #32

WAIT!! PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2019 #35

Well, only about 30% of Christians in the US are "literalists" TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #37

And 30% of Christians in the US will vote for Trump. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2019 #39

A man who has violated every single one of the literal Ten Commandments several times. nt Blue_true Nov 2019 #44

And offers no "sincere apology" with crocodilian tears. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2019 #45

The translation of the bible played a big role in my spiritual evolution. NNadir Nov 2019 #47

Nice story. It takes me back a few decades. defacto7 Nov 2019 #55

I love theses threads...they always make me laugh. Xolodno Nov 2019 #52

My guess is that whatever women did amongst themselve Mariana Nov 2019 #72

pederasty was considered normal rampartc Nov 2019 #53

For Christians cyclonefence Nov 2019 #56

Not mention, supposedly, Jesus died for EVERYONE'S sins TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #57

Which is why you should trust me jberryhill Nov 2019 #66

Me too cyclonefence Nov 2019 #68

Jesus endorsed the Old Testament jberryhill Nov 2019 #58

I do not question that Jesus was an observant Jew cyclonefence Nov 2019 #67

. jberryhill Nov 2019 #75

Biblically-endorsed schadenfraude cyclonefence Nov 2019 #80

Jesus said yes, during the Sermon on the Mount. Mariana Nov 2019 #73

All I remember is cyclonefence Nov 2019 #81

Jesus contradicted himself quite a bit, according to the gospels. Mariana Nov 2019 #82

Ask what is says in the Torah. greymattermom Nov 2019 #78

Bible scholars read Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic TexasBushwhacker Nov 2019 #83