Exemplified by “Song of Songs,” which celebrates sex for its own sake.ī.
Forbidden by Deuteronomy as “adultery of the heart.”ī. To look to either relationship as possible support for homosexuality is beyond conjecture and enters the world of wishful thinking.Ī. It completely bypasses the ancient near-eastern culture of its day (men still kiss on the lips in Russia as friends!) and draws modern conclusions based on our own sexualized culture. Two men, or two women, can’t be in a close friendship without making it sexual? Please. But suggesting a homosexual relationship between Ruth and Naomi, or David and Jonathan, is unconscionable and a clear case of eisegesis (reading into the text what is not there). Listing “A” is certainly right Leviticus is clear in its condemnation of homosexuality. As for stoning on a father’s doorstep, that is the fate not of lesbians but of non-virgin brides (Deuteronomy 22:13). There’s plenty of ambiguity and no indication of physical intimacy, but some readers point to Ruth and Naomi’s love as suspiciously close, or to King David declaring to Jonathan: “Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.” (II Samuel 1:23-26)Ī and C. A lesbian should be stoned at her father’s doorstep.Ĭ. Leviticus describes male sexual pairing as an abomination.ī. In fact, if you keep reading I Kings 11, you find that his taking of foreign wives was condemned and led to his downfall.Ī. It is one thing to note someone having multiple wives it is another to condone it. Polygamy is mentioned in the Bible, but never suggested or prescribed. But trotting out polygamy is a tired approach when attempting to water-down the understood definition of marriage. And that while marriage is celebrated, so is singleness. There is little doubt that the Bible’s ideal for marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. Jesus (Matthew 19:12) even seems to suggest that men make themselves eunuchs, leading the early church to ban enthusiasts from self-castration. Paul (I Corinthians 7) both seem to suggest that the ideal approach is to remain celibate and avoid marriage if possible, while focusing on serving God. But King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (I Kings 11:3). Mark 10 envisions a lifelong marriage of one man and one woman. The Bible limits women to one husband, but other than that is all over the map. Often undesirable, because it distracts from service to the Lord.Ī, B and C. The union of one man and up to 700 wives.Ĭ. The lifelong union of one man and one woman.ī.
So rather than making abortion a non-issue, the sanctity of human life makes wrestling with abortion one of the more significant issues of our day – regardless of where you land on when human life begins: conception, brainwaves, or birth.Ī. Surely life begins at some point, and when that point is matters. The argument has always revolved around when life begins and when the ending of such life is murder. While abortion is never mentioned as such, the sanctity of human life is a clear concept.