Group Blog for Western History and Culture: Effect of Religion on The View of Homosexualtiy Today

Christians Say What?

By: Madison Anderson

So there has been a huge controversy over whether or not homosexual marriage should be legalized, and we base our decisions on our religion and moral values. As Christians, our Bible states six main verses that target whether or not same sex relationships are moral. These verses are referred to as The “Clobber” Passages. How sad is it that passages from the Bible, which are meant to be about loving one another and truth, are referred to as clobber. These passages include Genesis 19:1-5, Leviticus 20:13, Deuteronomy 23:17, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, Romans 1:21-31, 1 Timothy 1:9-10 and Jude 1:6-7. So based off of these verses we can draw the conclusion that homosexuality is wrong, right? Well what if I said that there was not a word that translated from Greek to English that meant homosexual? Greek was the language that the Bible was first translated into. In Leviticus 18:22 in the Living Bible, it states the word homosexuals, however the word homosexual was not used until the 1940’s. Shocked yet? The Living Bible was published in 1971, but it is only viewed as a paraphrase of the Bible. This seems wrong to me if you compare the NLT with the KJV because the KJV does not directly say homosexuality. Then to break things down a little more, in Romans 7:4-6 it states that we as Christians are no longer under the law. So what does this have to do with anything today? Well everything. I cannot stand hearing people state so intentionally that homosexuality is wrong, and they point fingers and weigh it as if it is any worse than any other sin that we all commit; remember there are always three fingers pointing back when you point a finger at someone else. For a while now I have had a problem with Christians condemning the LGBT community. You do not see them standing on the side of the road condemning you for cheating on your wife. When it comes to my personal belief, what I tell myself is that I would rather someone come to church and feel loved than commit suicide because they have to hide their true selves. I feel like we have gotten something backwards here whether it be because of mistranslation or our own flaws, but it needs to be reevaluated. Standing on the side of the road telling people they will go to hell because of their choices or how they were born? Come on now get real![1]