It is not good for the man to be alone.
-Genesis 18
In 21st century America, it is sad for me say that there are still human rights issues to be dealt with. But there are, and one of the most prominent in our era is the issue of Homosexuality. Homosexuality has become the “evil” enemy of choice for Fundamentalism. The reason for this is that homosexuality is explicitly forbidden in the Old Testament (Lev. 18:22, Lev. 20:13) and apparently condemned in the New Testament (Romans 1:26-27). But the amount of attention focused on homosexuality by modern fundamentalism seems very disproportionate to the amount of attention focused on homosexuality by the Bible itself. The three passages that I indicated are, arguably, the sole references to homosexuality in the Bible. Jesus himself never spoke a single word on it. Compare this with innumerable references throughout the Bible, including by Jesus, to greed, hatred, and dishonesty. Why, then, are homosexuals so demonized today? (more…)
