Being Gay and The Bible
The Bible has long been used by society to discriminate against, and persecute gays and lesbians. Careful study, however, reveals that while the Bible does condemn homosexual and heterosexual cult prostitution, it says nothing about loving committed homosexual relationships. Jesus himself said nothing about homosexuality, which leads many to believe it was not one of his main concerns.
Unfortunately, many passages from the Bible are often taken out of context, or interpreted without consideration for the cultural aspects associated with the time period in which they were written. To emphasize this point, consider the following sentence: "He was such a neat man." In order to understand the writers meaning, you must consider the time period in which it was written. If this sentence were written in the 1900's it would be assumed that the word "neat", was a reference to the man's tidiness. If it were written in 1996, however, the word "neat" could be interpreted to mean both tidy, or the presence of admirable qualities.
Many versions of the Bible exist. Each reflects the limited scientific knowledge, personal beliefs of its translators, and the social beliefs of the time period in which it was translated. Personal biases, and societies prejudices have unavoidably distorted the Bible's many translations. In addition, it is sometimes difficult to find a current word that accurately defines the Hebrew or Greek term in question. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the mistranslation of some of the more ambiguous text contained in the Bible.
Unfortunately, many passages from the Bible are often taken out of context, or interpreted without consideration for the cultural aspects associated with the time period in which they were written. To emphasize this point, consider the following sentence: "He was such a neat man." In order to understand the writers meaning, you must consider the time period in which it was written. If this sentence were written in the 1900's it would be assumed that the word "neat", was a reference to the man's tidiness. If it were written in 1996, however, the word "neat" could be interpreted to mean both tidy, or the presence of admirable qualities.
Many versions of the Bible exist. Each reflects the limited scientific knowledge, personal beliefs of its translators, and the social beliefs of the time period in which it was translated. Personal biases, and societies prejudices have unavoidably distorted the Bible's many translations. In addition, it is sometimes difficult to find a current word that accurately defines the Hebrew or Greek term in question. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the mistranslation of some of the more ambiguous text contained in the Bible.
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Comment by JonasZ on September 8, 2009 at 9:55pm - Homosexuality continues to make headlines on a daily basis.Many good people build their case against homosexuality almost entirely on the Bible. God created only woman from man so therefore there must be only two gender in earth. But what is so controversial now is that, how this two gender categories make a person happy if she feels not to be a woman and she wants to be a guy??? Well, thats doubtful. And almost of the homos in earth are emerging their participation in sports specially the lesbians. Now, lets take a look on the issue about Semenya.Everybody wonders if she is a woman or a guy..(???)Last month’s world track championhsips thrust 18 year-old Semenya into the spotlight as her gender was brought into question. And this made a big question for many. This is one of the most controversial issues in sporting world. And here another one,Brett Favre put an illegal block on Eugene Wilson, and he's lucky there wasn't a more serious injury. What Brett Favre did is called a "crack back" – it's where a blocker puts his back below the waist of a tackler, which makes knee injury or other lower body injuries far more likely – and it is illegal. He was playing wide receiver on the play, as the Minnesota Vikings, as so many other teams are riding the Dolphin's coat tails with the Wildcat Offense, which puts defenses on perpetual red alert with a quarterback out of the normal position. It's anticipated that Brett Favre could get fined by the league, though he likely won't need instant loans to cover the bill. -- Brett Favre.
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