It was very interesting how these readings portrayed different views of how homosexuality is portrayed in the Bible, if it is even portrayed at all. In “Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19 1-29) on the Internet,” I found very fascinating how they talked about the different viewpoints on Sodom and Gomorrah that can be found on the Internet. There were some sources that viewed this story in a literal sense and some of those claimed how being gay is a sin based on what they were accused of in the story, and other sources that viewed the story in a literal sense claimed that what they were accused of wasn’t because they were gay, but because they were idolatrous and inhospitable. It is fascinating to me how this one story carries such a big importance on how people view the whole Bible regarding homosexuality. If someone interprets the story as the city of Sodom being destroyed because the people of Sodom were gay, then they interpret the Bible as anti-homosexual, and whoever interprets this story like this and believes that the Bible is the true Word of God, then they many homophobic themselves. If someone interprets the story as the city of Sodom being destroyed because of the inhospitality and idolatry the people of Sodom have, then there is no connection to homosexuality in this story, and the people who interpret it this way most likely don’t believe the Bible doesn’t advocate anti-homosexuality. It’s amazing how this one story has influenced so many people’s views of the Bible so strongly when it is not even proven to be calling homosexuality a sin.
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