Sodom and Gomorrah

Does the Bible really condemn those who are LGBTQ+?

Short answer – “No”. That will make this the shortest blog ever! But we need to answer the question properly. This month I wanted to respond to two stories hitting the news pages, one on either side of the Atlantic. As I’m based in the UK I’ll deal with the UK one first. The storyContinue reading “Does the Bible really condemn those who are LGBTQ+?”

This is the third blog in the series where I am revisiting the themes I addressed in my original essay, but hopefully in a shortened format. Last time I began to look at the various Scripture passages used to justify the anti-gay stance taken by many, particularly, but not limited to, evangelical churches. In theContinue reading “Sodom and Gomorrah”

Ch.10. – Other Old Testament “Clobber” passages + Background for the New Testament passages.

This is the briefest chapter but not necessarily the shortest blog! In the chapter released today we will fleetingly reference the other OT passages and look at just one of them, and we’ll look at that same story here as well. You’ll have noticed I have slightly changed the chapter title from that originally shownContinue reading “Ch.10. – Other Old Testament “Clobber” passages + Background for the New Testament passages.”

Ch.9. – The “Clobber” passages – Genesis and Leviticus.

As promised, we now turn our attention to the passages commonly used to keep the knee on the neck of the LGBTQ+ community. They have been used to suppress the community for the last fifty/sixty years, or so, and tend to get referred to as the “Clobber passages”, because Christians have used them in aContinue reading “Ch.9. – The “Clobber” passages – Genesis and Leviticus.”