This was a rant I wrote in response to some homphobes on a very long comment thread. Their arguments went on for awhile, and I was too lazy to read them all, so I just decided to pwn them all at once. Enjoy! :)
2,000 years ago, the population was low, infant and child mortality rates were high, and death rates were high. The average lifespan was 30. For a man. For a woman, it was even lower due to deaths in childbirth. In order to keep the population up for the species to survive everyone had to have as many mga sanggol as possible, therefore, being gay (in the specific part of the world that the Bible takes place in) was taught to be wrong because, very simply, gay people can't reproduce, and in that society that meant that they were virtually useless. The Old Testament was based off of the culture's rules, beliefs, and laws before Hesus came, so yes, it makes sense that the Bible says that being gay is wrong. In those days (and possibly in these days, too) the best way to get people to do what you wanted was to tell them that God wanted them to do (or not do) it.
In the modern world, however, there's no danger at all of the world's population dying out (unless there's some sort of apocalypse - but that has nothing to go with being gay), so the rule stated in the Old Testament is useless.
If you're going to go for the, "The Bible says it so it must be right!" approach, I'm all for it! However, I should probably tell you about a few of the other things the Bible says...
"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God" (Deuteronomy 22:5)" (Translation: women wearing jeans is sinful)
"Exodus 35:2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh araw shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death. " (Translation: If you work on Sunday, you need to die.)
"Deuteronomy 22:20-1 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel sa pamamagitan ng being promiscuous while still in her father’s house." (Translation: If you have sex out of wedlock, your father can and will have you stoned.)
"Do not clip your hair at the temples, nor trim the edges of your beard. (Leviticus 19:27)" (Translation: Don't trim your beard, God doesn't like it.)
"Exodus 21:7
"When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as male slaves do." (Translation: Don’t piss off your dad; he can sell you into slavery forever.)
"Stone disobedient children" (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)" (Uh… I don’t think this needs a translation.)
So, yeah, good luck with that. Any other arguments? I want to add madami to my listahan of gay rights arguments.
2,000 years ago, the population was low, infant and child mortality rates were high, and death rates were high. The average lifespan was 30. For a man. For a woman, it was even lower due to deaths in childbirth. In order to keep the population up for the species to survive everyone had to have as many mga sanggol as possible, therefore, being gay (in the specific part of the world that the Bible takes place in) was taught to be wrong because, very simply, gay people can't reproduce, and in that society that meant that they were virtually useless. The Old Testament was based off of the culture's rules, beliefs, and laws before Hesus came, so yes, it makes sense that the Bible says that being gay is wrong. In those days (and possibly in these days, too) the best way to get people to do what you wanted was to tell them that God wanted them to do (or not do) it.
In the modern world, however, there's no danger at all of the world's population dying out (unless there's some sort of apocalypse - but that has nothing to go with being gay), so the rule stated in the Old Testament is useless.
If you're going to go for the, "The Bible says it so it must be right!" approach, I'm all for it! However, I should probably tell you about a few of the other things the Bible says...
"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God" (Deuteronomy 22:5)" (Translation: women wearing jeans is sinful)
"Exodus 35:2 For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh araw shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death. " (Translation: If you work on Sunday, you need to die.)
"Deuteronomy 22:20-1 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the girl’s virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done a disgraceful thing in Israel sa pamamagitan ng being promiscuous while still in her father’s house." (Translation: If you have sex out of wedlock, your father can and will have you stoned.)
"Do not clip your hair at the temples, nor trim the edges of your beard. (Leviticus 19:27)" (Translation: Don't trim your beard, God doesn't like it.)
"Exodus 21:7
"When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as male slaves do." (Translation: Don’t piss off your dad; he can sell you into slavery forever.)
"Stone disobedient children" (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)" (Uh… I don’t think this needs a translation.)
So, yeah, good luck with that. Any other arguments? I want to add madami to my listahan of gay rights arguments.
;]]]]]] I was bored. And please, no Femonk/Travtina comments.
1. Helena sa pamamagitan ng MCR
Because 2 people already covered it and it's full of win.
2. Girlfriend sa pamamagitan ng Avril Lavigne
I always find it funny when guys sing it. xD Especially the "Hell yeah, I'm the motherfucking princess!"
3. 17 sa pamamagitan ng Jet
Coz he is... 17, I mean. :p
4. NYAN CAT song
He knows all the lyrics. ;]]]
5. Waiting sa pamamagitan ng Green araw (or any of the songs off Warning)
Because I am currently addicted to the song.
6. Destroya sa pamamagitan ng MCR
I am a perv ;]
7. Baby sa pamamagitan ng Justin Bieber
Coz he lied to us all about doing it.
8. Addicted sa pamamagitan ng Simple Plan
Becauseeeee... I dunno. lol
9. I Wanna Be Sedated sa pamamagitan ng The Ramones
Because... it rocks.
10. Sing sa pamamagitan ng MCR
Appropriate, isn't it?
11. a redneck country song
lol I dunno any, but it'll be funneh if he does.
12. Time to Dance sa pamamagitan ng Panic!
Because I sinabi so.
1. Helena sa pamamagitan ng MCR
Because 2 people already covered it and it's full of win.
2. Girlfriend sa pamamagitan ng Avril Lavigne
I always find it funny when guys sing it. xD Especially the "Hell yeah, I'm the motherfucking princess!"
3. 17 sa pamamagitan ng Jet
Coz he is... 17, I mean. :p
4. NYAN CAT song
He knows all the lyrics. ;]]]
5. Waiting sa pamamagitan ng Green araw (or any of the songs off Warning)
Because I am currently addicted to the song.
6. Destroya sa pamamagitan ng MCR
I am a perv ;]
7. Baby sa pamamagitan ng Justin Bieber
Coz he lied to us all about doing it.
8. Addicted sa pamamagitan ng Simple Plan
Becauseeeee... I dunno. lol
9. I Wanna Be Sedated sa pamamagitan ng The Ramones
Because... it rocks.
10. Sing sa pamamagitan ng MCR
Appropriate, isn't it?
11. a redneck country song
lol I dunno any, but it'll be funneh if he does.
12. Time to Dance sa pamamagitan ng Panic!
Because I sinabi so.