stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoEvangelical leader accuses pope of creating "division" with LGBTQ+ viewswww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.world
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkEvangelical leader accuses pope of creating "division" with LGBTQ+ viewswww.newsweek.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square78fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.world
Pope Francis last week approved a ruling at the Vatican that permitted priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·11 months agoChristians who think Jesus promoted hate are heretics. The bible is not clear about homosexuality, the heretics just like to twist its words to try to justify their own hatred. But it is very clear on how you should treat your neighbor. And that part those heretics ignore by the bucket load.
minus-squareKeith@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoPaul is pretty clear, but there are a few interesting arguments based on context— or of course, arguments for scrapping Paul’s work.
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_the_New_Testament
Christians who think Jesus promoted hate are heretics.
The bible is not clear about homosexuality, the heretics just like to twist its words to try to justify their own hatred.
But it is very clear on how you should treat your neighbor. And that part those heretics ignore by the bucket load.
Paul is pretty clear, but there are a few interesting arguments based on context— or of course, arguments for scrapping Paul’s work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_the_New_Testament