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Condemn gay marriage, or just gay rape?

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11-29-2008 1:53 PM

With the issue of gay marriage being so relevant right now, I figure it would be a great time for a fresh discussion of what the Bible truly says about the issue.
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Modern translations of the Bible into English make it clear as day that engaging in homosexual behavior is sin. But some people say that these translations are not accurate, and that the original phrasing in Greek and Hebrew only condemns gay rape, prostitution, temple rites, etc. From this viewpoint, the Bible is silent on the issue of same-gendered marriage.
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Is it valid historical, linguistic, and cultural scholarship to interpret the Bible in this way? Or is it needlessly complicated hand-waving that explains away a valuable teaching and shoehorns human reasoning into scripture?
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See a biased take here: Religion, the Bible and same-sex marriages
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11-30-2008 8:51 AM

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