What is an Abomination?

Have you, or someone you know, ever...

~ cursed at one of your parents?
~ committed adultery?
~ worked on Sunday (or Saturday if you are Jewish)?
~ planted more than one kind of seed in a field?
~ worn clothes made of more than one kind material?
~ had your hair cut?
~ shaved your facial hair?
~ eaten ham? bacon? pork chops? pepperoni?
~ eaten shrimp? crab? lobster?

Do you know, that in the eyes of God, according to the bible, you have committed an abomination, the EXACT same way that being gay is an abomination?

You see the whole idea that gay marriage, or homosexuality even, is wrong, sinful, an abomination, is all based on a passage from the bible. Leviticus 20:13 "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." (King James Version)

So why is it that all those other so-called sins are now forgivable, but not homosexuality? Why are there no amendments on the ballots to shut down farms, clothing factories, and fast food restaurants, when there are states with amendments to prohibit homosexuals from enjoying the same freedoms as heterosexuals?

Whatever your beliefs about the validity of the bible being the word of God, can you not see, at the very least, the paralyzing hypocrisy of following one of those laws and not the rest?

Because those very sins I listed above are in the SAME book of the bible: Leviticus. According to that book, if someone commits any of the following sins, he or she should be put to death:

~ curse at a parent: Leviticus 20:9 (and Matthew 15:4, Exodus 21:17, Mark 7:10)

~ commit adultery: Leviticus 20:10 (adultery appears many times, but is only worthy of a death sentence in this passage)

~ work on Sabbath: Leviticus 23:32 (and Exodus 31:14-15, Exodus 35:2-3, Numbers 15:32-36)

While these won't incur a death penalty, according to Leviticus, they are very sinful indeed:

~ crop rotation: Leviticus 19:19

~ clothes of blended fabrics: Leviticus 19:19 (and Deuteronomy 22:11-12)

~ cut hair: Leviticus 19:27

~ shave facial hair: Leviticus 19:27

~ eat pork: Leviticus 11:6-8

~ eat shellfish: Leviticus 11:10 (and Deuteronomy 14:9-10)

And so I plead with those who think that homosexuality is immoral, wrong, sinful, or just plain strange: consider your OWN sins before casting aspersions upon another.

Consider for a moment that ALL people are created equal.

Consider that you don't have to LIKE homosexuality, you don't have to LIVE homosexually, you don't even have to LOVE THY NEIGHBOR, as Jesus would like you to do.

Actually, you can forget that homosexuals exist all together if that makes you more comfortable. In fact, if you stop messing around with people's private lives, we can all go back to living them privately and you can pretend everyone is "traditional" just like you.

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AFTERTHOUGHT

I should have just turned to Aaron Sorkin's brilliance and let HIM make my point:



WEST WING Episode 203 "Midterms" which originally aired in October of 2000


UPDATE May 24, 2012 - This one hit Facebook and I had to include it!