I don't seem to remeber Jesus specifically critasizing gays, that was mainly in the old testment with stories of Sodom and Gomorrah. (sp?) Do correct me if I'm wrong, preferably with a biblical quote.
@Mary Bob You are quite correct. The Sodom and Gomorrah story is in the book of Genesis early in the Old Testament. I'm pretty sure Jesus has exactly zero to say about homosexuality in the New Testament. By contrast, Jesus makes hundreds of references to being especially kind to the poor, the sick, and immigrants.
@Mary Bob You are quite correct. The Sodom and Gomorrah story is in the book of Genesis early in the Old Testament. I'm pretty sure Jesus has exactly zero to say about homosexuality in the New Testament. By contrast, Jesus makes hundreds of references to being especially kind to the poor, the sick, and immigrants.
The commonly referenced quotes about stoning gay men to death come from the book of Leviticus, also early in the Old Testament. And yeah, somewhere (when the Pharisees are trying to pin him down) Jesus says to follow all the old teachings too. And...
The commonly referenced quotes about stoning gay men to death come from the book of Leviticus, also early in the Old Testament. And yeah, somewhere (when the Pharisees are trying to pin him down) Jesus says to follow all the old teachings too. And some take that to mean that Jesus wants us to keep stoning gay men to death like they did thousands of years before his time. But that is pretty obtuse reasoning.
The whole idea of Jesus was that he was bringing a new, kinder vision of God based on forgiveness and tolerance, to replace the savage, vengeful old genocidal god of the Old Testament.
I don't seem to remeber Jesus specifically critasizing gays, that was mainly in the old testment with stories of Sodom and Gomorrah. (sp?) Do correct me if I'm wrong, preferably with a biblical quote.
@Mary Bob You are quite correct. The Sodom and Gomorrah story is in the book of Genesis early in the Old Testament. I'm pretty sure Jesus has exactly zero to say about homosexuality in the New Testament. By contrast, Jesus makes hundreds of references to being especially kind to the poor, the sick, and immigrants.
@Mary Bob You are quite correct. The Sodom and Gomorrah story is in the book of Genesis early in the Old Testament. I'm pretty sure Jesus has exactly zero to say about homosexuality in the New Testament. By contrast, Jesus makes hundreds of references to being especially kind to the poor, the sick, and immigrants.
The commonly referenced quotes about stoning gay men to death come from the book of Leviticus, also early in the Old Testament. And yeah, somewhere (when the Pharisees are trying to pin him down) Jesus says to follow all the old teachings too. And...
The commonly referenced quotes about stoning gay men to death come from the book of Leviticus, also early in the Old Testament. And yeah, somewhere (when the Pharisees are trying to pin him down) Jesus says to follow all the old teachings too. And some take that to mean that Jesus wants us to keep stoning gay men to death like they did thousands of years before his time. But that is pretty obtuse reasoning.
The whole idea of Jesus was that he was bringing a new, kinder vision of God based on forgiveness and tolerance, to replace the savage, vengeful old genocidal god of the Old Testament.