Scripture and homosexuality.

Most of this post is a quotation from a discussion (a surprisingly civil one!) taking place elsewhere on the Internet.  A discussion of gay rights and NC's abhorrent Amendment One caused several Christians to speak up -- people who are appalled by the evangelical hatred and bigotry they see, and who advocate compassion and understanding towards gay people, but who still feel called by scripture to oppose homosexual behavior, and are very anguished about their inability to resolve this contradiction.

I am far more concerned by the people (gay and straight) who are harmed by this vicious piece of legislation than I am by unaffected people's hurt feelings... but as a bisexual Christian, I am also so sick of the pernicious and untrue arguments that claim scripture has anything explicit and condemnatory to say about homosexuality.  I want to make a post here that I can link back to as a resource later, so I can attempt to educate these people  without having to repeat myself, again and again.  I know many of you won't find this discussion particularly relevant, but as someone who finds dissecting and arguing scripture interesting and worthwhile into and of itself, well, clearly I disagree, and this post is for me, not for you.

That said, discussion on these arguments, dissenting, agreeing, refining, correcting for my own biases, blind spots, and prejudices, is always welcome, whether or not that discussion references scripture.  Pointing out verses I missed that either support or oppose my view is always appreciated as well.

 

( Leviticus 20:13, 18:22-24, & Romans 1:26-27 )

 

 

( A rebuttal: Matthew 5:18 & Acts 10 )

 

 

 

Belated is better than never!

Next two chapters of The Hellion Prince are posted!  As always, if dark fantasy, ambiguous morality, political shenanigans, and teenaged sexual confusion are your thing, please comment to be added to the reading filter!  And if you are reading, please just drop a comment to let me know what chapter you're on and how you're liking the story thus far!

The outline keeps flopping between thirty-six and forty chapters in total, but having just posted Twenty-five, I can feel the pace starting to pick up.  Only two or three more until the end of part two (when the gradual descent into pandemonium really fucking stops being gradual).

With luck, the rest of Part 2 and the first chapter of Part 3 will all be up this month.  Seriously if a week goes by and you don't hear about it, harass me on this, guys.