The Bible and Homosexuality: Introduction
There’s been a lot of renewed discussion (read: debate) over what the Bible says concerning homosexuality, especially where the “clobber verses” (listed below) are concerned. As it’s beginning to come up time and time again, I figured I would examine the clobber verses, both views for and against, and see if we, or I, can conclude where exactly the bible stands in regard to this issue (however obvious it may be for some on both sides). I’ll probably get one post in this series written every week, but we’ll see for sure what happens.
So then, this just serves as the (very) brief introduction.
Post Series: The Bible and Homosexuality
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Genesis 19:1–11
Part 3: Leviticus 18:22
Part 4: Leviticus 20:13
Part 5: Romans 1:26–27
Part 6: 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
Part 7: 1 Timothy 1:9–10
Part 8: Jude 1:7
Conclusion
**Disclaimer: I want to make clear that … (Read more)
The Bible, Propaganda?
Speaking of The New Christians, Tony Jones said something else that caught my attention:
“The Bible is propaganda.… Propaganda has a point and a purpose.… It doesn’t claim to be objective. It’s trying to convince someone of something. It’s trying to get people to join a cause, to join a movement. Isn’t that exactly what the Bible is?.… It is a living, breathing document that makes a claim on its readers’ lives. It’s like the pamphlets surreptitiously printed by Paul Revere and his compatriots in 1776 — propaganda in that sense. It’s God’s manifesto, Jesus’ Little Red Book“1
Depending on what one means by propaganda, yes and no. If by propaganda one means simply ‘to propagate information’ with the modification ‘as accurately as possible’ then yes, the Bible is and so are many other things, such as school text books, certain history books, medicine bottle labels, instructions, … (Read more)
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