Does the Bible Condemn Homosexuality? Guest Interview with Jeffrey Siker
Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
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The Bible and Homosexuality
Jeffrey Toobin: The Bible does not condemn what we think of as homosexuality. At the beginning of the 20th century, homosexuality was largely seen as a reverse choice against nature. By the mid 50s, you start having language of homosexuality as a preference. It's still a choice, but it's a preference, but much more neutral language. And then finally, towards the end of the 20rd century, and now especially, the language is all about orientation. So that it's not a choice you make. It's like eye color or handedness. It's something you discover about yourself. And so it's natural. Whereas at the beginning ofthe 20th century,. homosexuality
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