The Bible condemns homosexual sex

When dealing with the Bible, there are many ambiguous rules that are readily accepted, but I believe that you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that God condemns homosexual acts, and to a lesser degree, homosexuality in general. Leviticus 20:13 is one of the verses that I will be addressing. It can be considered in a few different ways. One of the most common wordings of the verse is "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. "They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. " This is from the New International Version. The New Living Translation, however, translates the verse as "The penalty for homosexual acts is death to both parties. They have committed a detestable act and are guilty of a capital offense. " We can argue over the semantics of this endlessly. While the second translation is quite blunt, the words used in the first provided interpretation can be understood to mean different things. The most controversial words are definitely "as one does with a woman. " One of the potential meanings of this is that a man should not treat a man as he would a woman. I propose a more logical interpretation of these words. "As one does with a woman" has also been commonly interpreted to mean the homosexual equivalent of heterosexual sex. This representation, along with the other translations of the original text, certainly lends credit to the belief that the words originally leaned more toward a condemnation of homosexuality than being related to gender roles. Another verse to consider is Corinthians 6:9, which reads, "Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? "Do not be deceived:"Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers"nor men who have sex with men. " This translation is from the New International Version. This verse also leads back to the Bible absolutely neglecting to mention homosexual acts in any context other than circumstances where it is frowned upon. We must also consider that marriage between two men is not something that Christianity condones anywhere in the Bible, and that the rules about adultery, including sex outside of marriage are strict. Sexual conduct is regulated, and immoral sexual behavior is highly frowned up and in many cases punishable by death. One of the most important things to remember when reading the Bible is that many stories tell you a lot about what God condones and does not condone. Sometimes this is done without direct quotes from God. When destroying Sodom, God saved Lot because he was a good, moral man. God saved him immediately after he gave up his daughters to be raped in place of the men/angels who were visitors in his house. The sin of stealing (rape of women was, at the time, considered stealing because it decreased the value of the virgin daughters) was apparently less egregious than raping men would have been. In the context, the disdain for these immoral, homosexual acts is clear. In response to my opponent, I would like to present Exodus 20:17 that states that one shall not covet the belongings or wife of another. This displays the biblical idea that sins committed in the mind are also condemned. The links I an including are sources and more information on translations and interpretations of the verses that I used to justify my stance in this debate. . http://www.biblestudytools.com... . http://carm.org... . http://www.openbible.info... . http://www.biblestudytools.com... . http://www.biblestudytools.com... . http://www.reasonablefaith.org... . http://www.usccb.org...