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Here's a very brief study of what's really in < The original Hebrew says it wasn't just the Deuteronomy 22:5
God's Word (See the back of this pamphlet for men in Sodom who showed up to threaten the
where to learn or find out more). strangers that night, but every man, woman, ª This is said to condemn those who wear
and child of the city – which leaves out rape. clothing someone has decided isn't "right" for
Genesis 1:27-28 their gender. Here's the truth:
< Some say if the men of Sodom wanted to
ª Some claim these scriptures say everyone's rape the strangers, that means the men were < It actually prohibits practices associated
required to be straight and God only cherishes homosexuals. Yet the men of Gibeah did the with ancient idolatrous fertility cult practices.
heterosexual marriage. Here's the truth: exact same things in an exact same situation,
and they raped a woman. More, straight men Deuteronomy 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24,
< The kind of person "good" to God didn’t are known to rape other men (as in prisons).
end at just the sexual orientation, race, color, 15:12, and 22:46; 2 Kings 23:7
height, etc., He made Adam and Eve to be. < From 1900 BC to 100 BC, everyone said ª Some Bible versions mistranslate a word
Sodom's sin was evil inhospitality towards here as "whore", "Sodomite", "pervert",
< God's command to reproduce was to Adam strangers. It wasn't until 1,800 years later that and/or "homosexual". Here's the truth:
and Eve, just like His command to avoid pork the story was made prejudiced against Gays.
was to the ancient Hebrews [Leviticus 11:7; < The Hebrew word (“Qadeshah” for females
Mark 7:19]. < The Bible says God destroyed Sodom for and “Qadesh” for males) means “cult temple
violence, arrogance, wealth but no compassion prostitute”, which was a man or woman
< God also promised good to those who can't toward the needy, and idolatrous religious consecrated for sexual religious practices
reproduce [Isaiah 56:3-5] and Jesus said some practices [Ezekiel 16:49-50; Isaiah 3:9; within their idolatrous fertility cult religions.
are born not meant to reproduce or marry Jeremiah 23:13-14] – but not for being Gay.
heterosexually [Matthew 19:12]. Romans 1:26-27
Leviticus 18:22, 20:13 ª These passages are said to condemn Gay
< The New Testament prefers not straight men and Lesbians. Here's the truth:
marriage, but unmarried celibacy – which is ª We're told these scriptures say being Gay is
"abomination". Here's the truth:
< These passages are about straight people (it DF Are you Gay or Lesbian?
says they had natural instincts for heterosexual
sex) who became so out of control they even
It was for freedom that Christ set
lusted for people of their same sex. Gay
people that out of control would lust for
us free; therefore keep standing
firm and do not be subject again to
The Bible does
people of their opposite sex.
a yoke of slavery. [Galatians 5:1] not condemn
you!
1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10
ª Some say two words (“malakoi” and
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