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Originally Posted by its_Chet
Methinks you have an unconventional definition for the word "sodomite". Simply put, sodomite = gay (at least male anyway). My skin's already crawling at this point, so I'm not going to expound.
There are multiple reasons why that behavior is bad for society, but I'll start with the most important. And as far as that goes, I'll start with an analogy.
If you leave scraps of food on your kitchen floor long enough, eventually you will get bugs in the house.
And now for a historical perspective.
The word "sodomite" comes from the city of Sodom, one of two cities that in ancient times was destroyed by God for, among other things, carnally deviant behavior that was widely practiced by their inhabitants. Fire and brimstone (sulphur) rained down on these cities, an act of God. While some may consider this an act of savagery on God's part, I consider it an act of mercy. Mercy shown towards the children of Abraham. He removed a poisonous influence from Abraham's midst, thus improving His posterity's chances of successfully living the Gospel, and thereby being saved.
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Hi Chet,
I should point out that the crime of Sodom was not that men slept with other men. If that were the case, then Athens would have been burned along with Sodom and Gomorrah.
While we don't necessarily know the crimes of Gomorrah, we know that the men of Sodom tried to rape angels. That's a bit worse than being gay and I think people need to recognize that.
I believe that a lot of people are far more hateful towards homosexuality(Which is a sin) than towards other sin simply because it's one they find aesthetically displeasing and because it's a sin that affects only a small percentage of the world.
If we're going to bring up the wording 'Abomination' in Leviticus, I'd also like to point out that Leviticus also says:
(Lev. 11:10-12) Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
Clams, oysters, crabs, lobsters, and shrimp are abominations.
Thankfully, Jesus told us we could have them, because it is not what goes in to a mouth that makes a man unclean, but what comes out.
Personally, I think all we should do is get the government out of the marriage market, make certain our views are known and stay out of other people's business. Our only job is to preach the gospel, not pass laws forcing other people to live it. That's not God's plan.