(December 14, 2024 at 7:25 pm)Sheldon Wrote:(December 14, 2024 at 6:12 pm)Belacqua Wrote: It's possible you're being a tad anachronistic here. The Bible doesn't condemn being gay, because the concept of being gay didn't exist yet. It doesn't say anything about "innate sexual desires."I'm not interested in discussing your version of gay, thanks.
The word "homosexuality" was coined in the 19th century.
What the Bible condemns is sodomy.
The ancient world had different categories. They didn't distinguish between gay and straight, they distinguished between the one who puts it in and the one who gets it put in. Generally the one who put it in was not looked down on, no matter where he put it in. The one who had it put in, if he was a man, was considered to be overly weak and passive. Not a "real man."
Julius Caesar would not be mocked for fucking male slaves, but he would be mocked for getting sodomized and liking it.
Interpretations of the Bible according to modern categories are anachronistic. And I'm aware that lots of Christians do this too.
Fair enough. I'll add history to the list of things you don't want to learn about.
The less you know about a subject the easier it is to maintain a strong opinion.