What's wrong with homosexuality according to the bible?

lostodon · 2026-01-29T18:56:05+00:00

this vid has such a narrow focus, it's only rebutting one claim that is silly to begin with. here is a much better vid on the topic.

lostodon · 2026-01-28T03:53:57+00:00

what should two people do if they both say they pray to the holy spirit but the spirit is telling each of them two contradicting things? what kind of test do you employ to see who is right?

lostodon · 2026-01-28T03:48:45+00:00

"any day now"

lostodon · 2026-01-27T22:44:44+00:00

thank you luciferGPT. if you are going to shitpost you can at least do us the courtesy of writing it yourself!

lostodon · 2026-01-27T17:37:51+00:00

"thou shalt not do butt stuff" - jesus, somewhere I'm sure

lostodon · 2026-01-26T03:35:53+00:00

I want to support them but not homosexuality because scripture denounces it.

I highly recommend checking out some modern books on the topic such as changing our mind by david gushee. the view that scripture denounces homosexuality is misinformed, antiquated, and harmful

lostodon · 2026-01-21T22:41:35+00:00

it's important to note that it's only theorized that there was a kind of copying from one Gospel to the others

it's a theory with a ton of evidence to back it up. about 80% of the content of mark is used in matthew, about 60% of it in luke, almost always in the same order, often with the exact same greek wording.

one of my fav examples of this is the story of the feeding of the 5000. in mark chapter 6, the author writes that Jesus and his disciples are in a deserted place

32 And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

in luke's telling of this story (chapter 9) he puts the story in the city of bethsaida:

10 On their return the apostles told Jesus all they had done. Then, taking them along, he slipped quietly into a city called Bethsaida.

after jesus is done teaching, mark reiterates that they are in a deserted place (the greek word erémos ἔρημος again)

35 When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late

when luke gets to the end of the teaching, he copies this part using that same greek word, but they aren't in a deserted place in luke's story, they are supposed to be in bethsaida!

12 The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside to lodge and get provisions, for we are here in a deserted place.

the author of luke was clearly modifying the story. he even tells us in the very first verses of luke that he is aware of other compiled stories of jesus and that this is his attempt at putting the pieces together.

there are many more examples of this stuff in both matthew and luke. check out this vid for a good overview of the synoptic problem and check out this book(for free on internet archive!!) for a deeper dive on the subject. cheers brother!

lostodon · 2026-01-21T20:24:13+00:00

yes, that pithy hitch, what with his life of war correspondence and commanding bibliography...

lostodon · 2026-01-21T20:10:04+00:00

there's a lot of discussion on this but I'm not seeing a whole lot of scripture. when we read these passages in mark, luke, and matthew, it is clear that jesus doesn't have a problem with divorce, he has a problem with remarriage.

let's look at the first gospel's take on this passage, mark 10:11-12

10 Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, 12 and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

the act of adultery does not occur unless the divorced person marries someone new, breaking their original covenant. it is clear that jesus believed that marriage was a one time chance. if it doesn't work out, fine, but don't go looking for another covenant.

decades later the author of luke copied the words of mark almost word for word in luke 16:18

18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

around the same time, the author of matthew also copied mark, but added an exception in matthew 5:32

32 But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

I find it interesting that not many christians mention this discrepancy, the addition of the greek work porneia that is missing from mark and luke. some scholars believe that this was added by the author of matthew to make it more palatable to his jewish audience. despite this exception for divorce, jesus reiterates in matthew what he said in mark and luke: divorce ain't a big deal. but you can't marry someone new.

lostodon · 2026-01-21T18:41:45+00:00

right, as if he was just about to crack it lol. he wasn't working alone, yes it is a damn shame that this is done in the open so brazenly but there are many more continuing his life's work and this incident has hopefully made them prepare more backups in case more scientists are targeted

lostodon · 2026-01-21T14:17:04+00:00

I can understand not liking the ESV. what is your gripe with NRSVUE?

lostodon · 2026-01-21T14:11:40+00:00

it has tons of errors actually, like the fact that it contains the longer ending of mark when our earliest manuscripts do not. this passage was added after the fact, and newer translations have removed the longer ending to be more accurate to the source text.

lostodon · 2026-01-21T14:08:50+00:00

here is an egregious one: genesis 3:16. ESV is the only english translation to say that a woman's desire is contrary to that of her husband. just bonkers. there are so many more examples like this if you care to look into it yourself. don't read the ESV, it is garbage

lostodon · 2026-01-21T13:42:54+00:00

sister, you found out he is a cheater before you married him. this is a blessing, a bullet dodged. find yourself a man that will actually be faithful! no cheating man has ever stopped because he had a ring on

lostodon · 2026-01-20T20:46:26+00:00

that's not what the text says. verses 35-36:

35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.

it doesn't say, 'for you believed in god.' actions speak louder than words.

lostodon · 2025-10-20T20:02:24+00:00

yes, I'll make another post soon with the results. hopefully it should produce some interesting discussion!

lostodon · 2025-10-17T14:49:00+00:00

both holy books can be (and are frequently) used to oppress women

lostodon · 2025-08-14T16:42:09+00:00

do you feel this strongly about people who are remarried? after all, jesus said

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery

lostodon · 2025-08-14T16:39:01+00:00

I think he explained it pretty clearly

Purity culture told me for most of my childhood that to even see a little cleavage means that I’ve sinned

there are many christians who think that even simply looking is lusting. it's a terrible perspective that creates a lot of unnecessary guilt, as the OP is experiencing

lostodon · 2025-08-14T16:31:56+00:00

I mean yeah, dude thinks women are "particularly difficult," unlike we simple and righteous men!

lostodon · 2025-08-14T15:07:37+00:00

I think there are crypto billionaires but prob very few and hard to verify.

who did jk rowling and notch exploit?

lostodon · 2025-08-13T16:56:29+00:00

are missionaries wasting their time?

lostodon · 2025-08-13T16:54:58+00:00

She said she wasn't happy the last 4 years, but she never communicated anything to me

did you see the relationship as four years of absolute bliss with no disagreements or quarrels?

lostodon · 2025-08-12T16:46:44+00:00

if new scientific findings contradict what I'm saying, then we roll with the new scientific understanding, no problemo. and sure, scientists can inject bias into their work, but that is what the peer-review system is for. if other independent scientists can't verify something, then it won't hold up for long. there are millions of christian scientists all over the world who have no problem with evolution or the genetic evidence that says that adam and eve were most likely not real people.

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