Re: hemingway
James J Rovira (jrovira@juno.com)
Mon, 07 Jun 1999 18:56:42 -0400 (EDT)
That's true, but homosexuality is condemned in the Bible in many
different contexts, Paul's in Romans 1-2 being probably the most relevant
here...
Jim
On Sun, 06 Jun 1999 11:33:02 -0500 (CDT) bethany edstrom
<bethanyedstrom@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>>
>>Speaking of gay people, is anyone here highly knowledgeable regarding
>the
>>bible? A (gay) friend said that King James was gay; and that the KJ
>>translation of the bible is the only one that says it is wrong. Any
>truth
>>to this?
>>
>
>
>I don't know about King James being gay, but I do know that at least
>the
>Standard Revised edition (Lev 18:22) condemns homosexuality. I imagine
>all
>translations include this passage, although some probably word it more
>
>obliquely than others.
>
>Leviticus also includes a long passage about how it is OK to eat
>locusts and
>grasshoppers, but not beetles, among other things. Seems HIGHLY
>important to
>resist taking a document like this one out of context...
>
>
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