When it comes to homosexuality in the Bible, after revisiting the Clobber Passages, I’m convinced it is impossible to argue that the Bible condemns homosexuality as an orientation, or that it divinely prohibits two people of the same sex from experiencing a loving, committed, mutually honoring and respecting relationship. In fact, the most a non-affirming Christian could say against people who identify as LGBTQ would be something like this: the Bible condemns gang rape, sexual molestation, religious orgies, prostitution, sex slaves, and exploiting people for sex. To which we would all say …
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