Glory be, SW is doing something excellent
Remember all those strings of conversation where one got attacked for having an opinion? People who never opened the Bible often enough but tell you that you're ignorant for saying that the good book actually doesn't go against people who are homosexual, for one. Well, in short, it doesn't.
Mainly the most enlightened scholars and believers argue that the Bible does not condemn modern, loving same-sex relationships because ancient writers targeted abusive acts, exploitation, or idolatry rather than committed gay couples. It's actually self-evident because ancient people did not know about lifelong, equal love between two people of the same sex as an identity. No-one can tell me that not knowing of something will produce any opinion. Perhaps they knew the sexual acts as being regarded as bad, but not any loving relationship between two people of the same sex.
It's well know amongst historians that biblical passages often addressed masters abusing slaves, older men exploiting younger boys (pederasty), or temple prostitution. Moreover, progressive and other non-backward-thinking theologians state that biblical authors even if they were writing the word of God down never wrote about consensual, faithful, and loving same-sex partnerships. It makes no sense to argue with something from that distant past a stance against fellow human beings these days. They're still human too, remember? Should be bring back also human sacrifice then because it's mentioned in that good book as a commendment of God once?
Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 are verses from the Old Testament Holiness Code (that is a distinct collection of legal, moral, and ritual regulations) who are often translated as forbidding a man to lie with a male "as with a woman". Really progressive scholars argue that these rules target pagan ritual prostitution, cultic practices, or abusive power dynamics rather than committed, mutual relationships. Genesis 19 is also widely interpreted by people nowadays who specialize in biblical studies as a judgment against inhospitality, mob violence, and sexual assault rather than consensual homosexuality.
In the New Testament 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:9-10 are passages that refer to exploitative practices of the ancient Greco-Roman world, such as pederasty (sex between older men and young boys) or economic prostitution, rather than a loving modern orientation. In Romans 1:26–27 St Paul writes about people "exchanging natural relations for unnatural". Affirming theologians view this as a critique of purely heterosexual people engaging in pagan temple prostitution or excess out of idolatry, rather than an absolute rule against faithful gay couples.
All in all, I think that SW is doing good with their message that reads whenever a person is confronted by bullying or bigotry: "Our system has detected that this conversation may contain hostile language, insults, or attacks. If this is the case, we strongly recommend refraining from adding a reply. Otherwise, you may ignore this message. Instead of replying, consider blocking the user from contacting you. You can also use the "Report Abuse" button on the user's message or report the matter to local authorities if necessary. Please note that engaging in an argument may result in account penalties for all users involved, including yourself, if you contribute to the argument."
Thank you SW!
Mainly the most enlightened scholars and believers argue that the Bible does not condemn modern, loving same-sex relationships because ancient writers targeted abusive acts, exploitation, or idolatry rather than committed gay couples. It's actually self-evident because ancient people did not know about lifelong, equal love between two people of the same sex as an identity. No-one can tell me that not knowing of something will produce any opinion. Perhaps they knew the sexual acts as being regarded as bad, but not any loving relationship between two people of the same sex.
It's well know amongst historians that biblical passages often addressed masters abusing slaves, older men exploiting younger boys (pederasty), or temple prostitution. Moreover, progressive and other non-backward-thinking theologians state that biblical authors even if they were writing the word of God down never wrote about consensual, faithful, and loving same-sex partnerships. It makes no sense to argue with something from that distant past a stance against fellow human beings these days. They're still human too, remember? Should be bring back also human sacrifice then because it's mentioned in that good book as a commendment of God once?
Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 are verses from the Old Testament Holiness Code (that is a distinct collection of legal, moral, and ritual regulations) who are often translated as forbidding a man to lie with a male "as with a woman". Really progressive scholars argue that these rules target pagan ritual prostitution, cultic practices, or abusive power dynamics rather than committed, mutual relationships. Genesis 19 is also widely interpreted by people nowadays who specialize in biblical studies as a judgment against inhospitality, mob violence, and sexual assault rather than consensual homosexuality.
In the New Testament 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:9-10 are passages that refer to exploitative practices of the ancient Greco-Roman world, such as pederasty (sex between older men and young boys) or economic prostitution, rather than a loving modern orientation. In Romans 1:26–27 St Paul writes about people "exchanging natural relations for unnatural". Affirming theologians view this as a critique of purely heterosexual people engaging in pagan temple prostitution or excess out of idolatry, rather than an absolute rule against faithful gay couples.
All in all, I think that SW is doing good with their message that reads whenever a person is confronted by bullying or bigotry: "Our system has detected that this conversation may contain hostile language, insults, or attacks. If this is the case, we strongly recommend refraining from adding a reply. Otherwise, you may ignore this message. Instead of replying, consider blocking the user from contacting you. You can also use the "Report Abuse" button on the user's message or report the matter to local authorities if necessary. Please note that engaging in an argument may result in account penalties for all users involved, including yourself, if you contribute to the argument."
Thank you SW!
