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Originally Posted by doogur
It is an Achilles Heel because I'm not the one cherry picking. I'm reading the context of Leviticus as a whole, not pulling out a verse here or there.
Leviticus was ritual law of the Jews. So why pull *one* gay verse out and ignore the others? Why is one ritual worth a thousand anti gay words and dozens of other rituals totally ignored?
The primary reason is because it's really convenient and pretty much ignores the witness of the entire Bible.
So, in fact, my argument is a slam dunk.
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Hardly a slam dunk. Leviticus is ritual
and ethical law. You say you're reading Levitivus as a whole, but you are not reading it in the context of the rest of Scripture, which for Christians, includes the New Testament.
And just so we're clear, I haven't cited Leviticus as the warrant for current Christian views toward homosexuality. I think reasonable arguments can be made that Scripture does not prohibit a monogomous, faithful same-sex relationship.
You, however, are not making that argument. You are instead creating a straw man and then patting yourself on the back for knocking it down. Sorry, no slam dunk.