To all the Fundies:

Don't you think it is kinda strange that the Bible refers to homosexuality, what? maybe 2 times, while the references to adultery are rampant.

I don't think Jesus really cared about gays. Oh, and he wasn't married, was he? (no implication here...LOL)

Discuss.

Edit: usual stuff

or hookers. I'm not implying anything here either. Oh, wait, yes I am.

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and three hundred sixty-two admonishments to heterosexuals.

(read it somewhere, copy pasted to a text file on my hd)

Also the word the bible uses in reference to gays, "abomination", is the same word it uses in reference of shellfish.

Had any good shrimp lately? B-)

not in the New Testament

Old Testament? Sounds like "cherry-picking" to me.

The fundamentalists take the King James version of the Bible literally, Old and New Testament. You're not going to find anyone on DU who argues they are right.

it's nothing like the institution we had in the Americas. It discusses a benevolent form of indentured servitude. I'm not saying it's right, obviously not. But it's nothing like what you are thinking of.

and many Africans did in the Americas as well. That didn't negate the fact it was slavery.

The Bible sets out terms for slavery that requires masters pay slaves a significant sum on the seventh year of their bondage when they are freed. They were to be given land and a specified percentage of goods or money. It was temporary servitude of the sort entered into by my English ancestors who came over on the Mayflower.

this great experience of "servitude."

in English America. Those without means who came to America in those years came as indentured servants. Some voluntarily entered into indenture contracts in exchange for their passage. Others woke up after a drunken night in a pub on a boat heading for America.

Some Irish and Scots would have come over as indentured servants, but most Irish immigration was during the 19th century. Italians came largely in the early 20th century. They therefore came long after indentured servitude had been abolished.

Any US history textbook discusses this.

I may think that is pretty bad but I know some people who would think that is really good pay. Back to the middle ages I guess.

It is sort of interesting to read about it in our history. You need to take pity on the women.

"had any good shrimp lately?"

i'm still smiling over that one

I'm sure they are lining up to discuss this here.

By the way, you don't need to be a fundamentalist to answer your question. Jesus never once mentioned homosexuality. He devoted his life to spreading the word of love, forgiveness, and ministry to the poor. Pretty offensive stuff, isn't it.

Some say Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, but the gospels in the current version of the Bible do not discuss his marital status. It would, however, have been unusual for a man his age to be unmarried.

Who is that woman on the right side of Jesus? Hey, I don't want to do a "da vinci code" on you...but



Could that be Mary M?

I don't know though. I read the Da Vinci code too. So I know everything about this subject. :dunce:

is that I never noticed the odd "woman/man" out. Who is this person?

Either she or John the Baptist. You'll have to ask someone smarter than I to know more.

(you can tell they're a "couple" because of what they are wearing and how it is draped. mary is sporting a deep rust color material that is draped over her arm that would have gone perfectly with the outfit jesus is wearing of burnt crimson while jesus has that deep blue cloth draped over his left shoulder and arm that would have accentuated the light blue of mary's dress. plus, they are both wearing the draped cloth in a similar fashion, both of them have it covering the left shoulder and arm.)

but who IS that person standing wearing that orangish number, with the flowing blonde locks and no beard? "he" looks like a cross-dresser i used to know.