Posts Tagged: homosexuality

October 25, 2009

Homosexuality and the Bible

Is Homosexuality Really Condemned by the Bible?

“There is not a sexual ethic to be found anywhere in this Bible,” proclaimed the confident professor from the front of his seminary classroom. “If you can find such an ethic between the covers of this book,” he continued, while defiantly waving his own Bible in the air, “Then come up here and show me for goodness sake so we can all see it and then apply it to our lives right now and start living it.” More than a few of his students were visibly perplexed; some grumbled and booed in disagreement; others were applauding the professor wildly; many more were honestly peaked in interest and sat on the edge of their seats clearly wanting to hear more. It was a bold and confident statement, for sure. It may have been more than a little cocky too. No. It was cocky. It was also entirely accurate. There is not a sexual ethic in the Bible, not one that we can completely apply and live in our own day. Sorry, everyone. It looks like we will have to figure this one out all on our own. No one is going to show us or tell us how to do it. Too bad; that would be so freakin’ easy! Now we will actually have to think and do the hard work of figuring out as best as we can. Damn. Read more…