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Originally Posted by Hugh
Sorry, Chris, but that sounds like an "it is what it is" answer - the old "I am right because I am right".
The Bible was written (and interpreted) in the mores and culture of the time (slavery, dietary, treatment of women, tribal warfare, etc) - the world has moved on in its understanding of why things are, or do not need to be (dietary re diseases and worms in food, slavery replaced by automation, treatment of women by treating them (mostly) as equals) - why should other things be any different, such as how we treat homosexuals?
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If I could attempt to answer for Chris - and I could be wrong in his thinking - but my interpretation is that homosexuality is NOT against God's law.
What is against God's law is sex outside the control of marriage. The bible (rightly or wrongly, no comment from me) treats sexually active gays the same as adulterers. Nobody seems to be campaigning for 'the church' to change its views on adulterers, but they do regarding gays.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Why is it some scripture is, excuse the phrase, gospel, but other parts aren't?
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In my view - it's all about reading it in context.