tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post1863990548495508710..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: SISTER PAULA'S SERMON ON THE SINS OF SODOMJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-43625228152538992252010-09-08T08:29:20.350-07:002010-09-08T08:29:20.350-07:00To Stone: I won't print your comment based mer...To Stone: I won't print your comment based merely on your own prejudices. If you read some of the articles in my Links section or, better yet, read the book "Gay Christian 101" by Rick Brentlinger, you'll see that the Bible in no way condemns LGBT people. However, from the nature of your comment, my guess is that you have no interest in scholarly literature on this subject, but merely want to nurture your prejudices.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-5775144427355431892010-09-07T13:26:17.230-07:002010-09-07T13:26:17.230-07:00To Val: I didn't post your comment because I w...To Val: I didn't post your comment because I will not allow this blog to be used for hate-mongering in the name of the Bible, or of anything else for that matter. <br /><br />Moreover, you pick and choose verses that have absolutely no bearing on this topic, or on equal civil and sacramental rights for LGBT people. <br /><br />I certainly don't mind people disagreeing with me, and will post all such civil and rational comments. However, I will not allow the Bible to be ignorantly and egregiously misused to hurt others; allow poor biblical exegesis to be taken seriously to the point where all too many LGBT people needlessly suffer, and are even assaulted and murdered.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-90143796295621352092010-09-07T10:23:15.202-07:002010-09-07T10:23:15.202-07:00Thanks Don Charles! Also, I wonder what the funda...Thanks Don Charles! Also, I wonder what the fundamentalists, the self-styled "Bible-believing Christians," would say about the dismemberment of a sexually abused woman by her "owner?" Or don't I want to know? Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-30523333211418143352010-09-07T08:42:48.100-07:002010-09-07T08:42:48.100-07:00The Sodom story is probably the weapon Bible bigot...The Sodom story is probably the weapon Bible bigots use most often against Gay people, and it's arguably the easiest one to deflect. How absurd is the idea of a town with nothing but Gay men in it? And rapacious Gay men to boot? What happened in Sodom and Gomorrah is the equivalent of what happens in modern prisons, and in war zones like the Congo. Then as now, men perceived as vulnerable and weak are targeted for sexual violence. It's all about subjugation, and sexual orientation has nothing to do with it. The gender of the rape victim wasn't important, either. Anyone who misunderstands the men of Sodom's intent should read the 19th chapter of Judges for clarification.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-74638864413131075272010-09-07T08:18:59.926-07:002010-09-07T08:18:59.926-07:00Thanks Leonardo. I just corrected the link. Best...Thanks Leonardo. I just corrected the link. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-34535978902226776662010-09-07T06:13:51.303-07:002010-09-07T06:13:51.303-07:00I couldn´t get the link to the sermon to work...th...I couldn´t get the link to the sermon to work...thanks, LenLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.com