tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90128930098625906242024-03-07T19:16:47.223-08:00Gay-OKWhy God is Fine with Gay Sex, and You Can Be Tootopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915264509085118824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012893009862590624.post-26445461855279462882014-05-27T16:13:00.001-07:002014-05-27T16:13:03.770-07:00Introduction<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This blog is for two types of people: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all, it's NOT for people looking to counteract the "clobber passages" that some Christians use to say God condemns gay sex. Not because that's not important, but because there are already lots of great resources for doing that.<sup><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9012893009862590624#1" name="top1">1</a></sup></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's also not for people who are reading it just to tell me how wrong I am about the bible. Of course, I guess politely asking has never stopped those people before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This blog is primarily for bible-believing people who believe that the bible condemns gay relationships. You might be sympathetic to gay people, even feel a pang of guilt when you hear them say their love doesn't hurt anyone, but what can you do? The bible says what it says.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Good news for those people is that the bible isn't a clear as it seems on the subject of gay sex. I hope to prove to you through these writings that the totality of what the bible has to say about gay sex amounts to: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It really doesn't make a stand either way. It IS possible to believe in the bible, AND be fully accepting of your lesbian and gay friends and family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This blog is secondarily for lesbian and gay folks who have friends and family for whom the only thing standing between them and full acceptance is the bible. Hopefully this can be a resource you can point them towards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Things I'm hoping to get to:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My own story - from a bible believer, to a gay rights sympathizer, to a minder of my own business, to bible questioner, to finally a full supporter of both the bible and gays.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why interpreting the bible is something all do (not just liberals).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ways of interpreting the "clobber passages."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A proposal: Minding our own business</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another proposal: Inclusive interpretation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe get into a few lesser known passages of the bible which seem to support other sexual identities.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sex in general and why it's okay too.</span></li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1"><b>1 </b></a>If you're looking for that kind of resource, I would check out Matthew Vines's awesome talk <a href="http://www.matthewvines.com/transcript/">"The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality."</a> It lays out all seven clobber passages in a clear and compelling way.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9012893009862590624#top1"><sup>↩</sup></a>topherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915264509085118824noreply@blogger.com0