12.16.2008

Leviticus and Paul, so long ago...

One Dad found a way around Leviticus and Paul...

“I am convinced God does not judge a person on the ground of his or her inborn nature,” wrote Dwyer. “God measures an individual by the kind of person he or she is and by the quality of the life that person lives.”

Which parts of Leviticus are you willing to set aside? The one about executing adulterers? The one about not eating pork?

I’ll give you a few minutes. Flip through the chapter if it’s nearby.

Like most Christians, Eddie Dwyer hadn’t given either commandment that much weight. But for most of his life he didn’t question one implication in Leviticus — the one about a man sleeping with a man. And like most Christians he’d been raised to think of God’s destruction of Sodom in Genesis as a statement against such behavior.


It a cool story for Christians needing to find a way to use their bible to love us queers...

1 comment:

Ryan said...

It's funny because the fundie bibles come with footnotes. The Sodom & Gommorah note reads that the men are homosexuals. Additionally, there's a glossary at the back that tells you all about how it's a sin. Classy stuff.