The film asserts that Leviticus is being either misread, misused, or misinterpreted when being applied to homosexuality. One interviewee suggests to the viewers that they read the entire chapter to make sure that they are up on the other things that are an abomination under god. Another states that leviticus was written during a time that growth of a population was critical for the survival of a civilization, and that it is not pertinent to the state of the world today. Yet another suggests that the word "abomination" itself was used differently during the time that the text was written, and that it may have meant something closer to against ritual.
The reason that I write about this film today, is that it gives the viewer a glimpse of the giant logical leap that one has to make to consider the bible to be in any way anti-homosexual. It is important to keep this in mind when listening to those who would condemn a person in the name of God for being a homosexual.
Our nation is ideally set up to keep religion and politics separate, however this is what the debate has come to. We have one side saying that homosexuals should be able to marry because they deserve equal protection under the law, while another side is saying that they should not be able to marry because God hates homosexuals. Which side is in line with the constitution? And beyond that, is the other side even in line with the bible? The answer to the second question should not matter. The teachings of the bible should not be a matter for political debate, it should be a matter for Sunday school debate.
J.D. Wolfe
No comments:
Post a Comment