Here's the ultimate irony about the Preacher and the Rent Boy-

hedgehog

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Sat May-08-10 11:53 AM
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Here's the ultimate irony about the Preacher and the Rent Boy-

Homophobes point to St. Paul to claim the Bible condemns gay sex. Other scholars look at the Greek words and say what St.Paul condemned was sex between unequals; say a master and slave or an old powerful man and a young powerless man.

To be blunt- St. Paul didn't give a damn about gay sex; he condemned those who used their power to exploit others sexually - like maybe a rich and famous preacher and a young man with no money....

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lunatica

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Sat May-08-10 11:56 AM
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1. St. Paul's version of sexual harrassment and rape laws

Sounds reasonable t me.

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Sat May-08-10 12:00 PM
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Sat May-08-10 12:01 PM
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3. I've never bought that version of Paulian views -

But I'll make an exception in this case.

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Sat May-08-10 12:01 PM
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4. Paul was attacking the Greek practice of older mentors screwing teen boys.

Edited on Sat May-08-10 12:10 PM by Odin2005

Not homosexuality per se.

Though I would not be surprised if the anti-homosexual views of the Middle-Eastern faiths stems from a revulsion against this Greek practice.

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