Time for a reality check.
Facts and Myths about Christianity
Myth: God destroyed the city of Sodom for the inhabitants being homosexual..
Fact: No where in the bible does it state that the inhabitants of Sodom were homosexual. However the bible does state that god destroyed the city Sodom for the attempt to gang rape the angels of the lord and its inhospitality.
Christ later goes on to clarify this.
Christ says in Matthew 10:11-15 Sodom and Go-mor-rah's lack of hospitality, pride, idolatry, greed were the reason they were destroyed.
Myth: The word sodomite refers to homosexuals.
Fact: Sodomite refers to the Shrine prostitutes in the service of the pagan fertility gods.
Myth the book of Leviticus condemned homosexuality.
Fact: The book of Leviticus never even talks about homosexuality it does however talks about the prostitutes that worshiped Molech and his consort Ashtoreth (pagan gods).
Leviticus 18 21-22
21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech (that's a pagan god), neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
22 Thou shalt no lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
Myth: The bible never speaks of same-gender intimacy.
Fact: In 1 Samuel 20: 41-42 it says.
Verse 41. And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another and wept one with another until David exceeded.
Also in John 13:25 it says.
He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
Verse 42. And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed forever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
Myth: The books of Deuteronomy, I Kings, II Kings, and Job condemns homosexuality.
Fact: The books of The books of Deuteronomy, I Kings, II Kings, and Job condemns prostitution not homosexuality.
Myth: The bible never talks about homosexuals in a positive light.
Fact: In the books of Matthew 8:5-13 & Luke 7:1-10 it speaks of a centurion whom is a homosexual who begs for Christ to save his pais (lover). Please remember that during the first century pais refereed to a younger same sex lover.
Myth: The first chapter of the book of Romans speaks against homosexuals for them being homosexual.
Fact: It speaks against those who have turned their back on god homosexuals and heterosexuals alike.
Myth: I Cor 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10 talks about homosexuals in a negative way.
Fact: These passages originally say nothing about homosexuals however the meaning of these passages have been changed slowly over time.