I agree with this, but only in part. Certainly proposals to kill gays are reprehensible. I did read one of the postings as suggesting that. There does, indeed seem to be a double standard, with homosexuality treated in a way that other things aren't.Ah yes, one single verse to prove..? You forgot these, also from Leviticus -- part of the Old Covenant...
If anyone curses his father or mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood guilt is on himself.
Of course, no teenager has ever cursed their father or mother; let's kill 'em all, right?
If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
Better sharpen the axe, as there are millions of people who have committed adultery! How about a mass public execution of all those who have had affairs? Wouldn't that be a fun spectacle?
If you're going to live under Old Testament law -- the Old Covenant that is no longer in effect -- you have to live under all of it; every single law!
Might as well throw out Matthew 7:1-3 -- Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive. Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own? -- while you're at it.
Kill them sinners -- right?
But in the end, talk about not judging is not entirely to the point. Most people understand that there are people struggling with sin. They will treat even gays sympathetically in that context. The real problem is that many of us don't think it's a sin at all. The real problem is not tolerating sinners, but tolerating disagreement on ethics.
The Church doesn't really have very clear principles on what disagreements to tolerate and what not to, so it's hard to convince anyone. Given the nearly irrational emotional reactions to homosexuality, it's not a surprise that this problem comes home to roost on this issue.
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