Christians and SSM

[howeird]

Some LJ friends have been discussing what makes one a Christian, and are expressing alarm that some very vocal self-professed Christians are vehemently against same-sex marriage. I was raised in a Conservative/Orthodox Jewish household, and can point you to the passages in the Torah (aka Old Testament) which declare same-sex intercourse to be punishable by death, but it's been 30 years since I read the Gospels, and frankly can't remember if Jesus or his gang of 12 ever said anything either way about same-sex sex. If anyone can enlighten me, I'd appreciate it.

And no, I'm not talking about generic "love everyone" missives, I'm talking about lines which are as explicit as the ones in Leviticus.

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[unseelie23.livejournal.com]

That might make some sense. Greek homosexual relationships were expected to work a certain way as well... specifically older male taking a younger male under wing to teach. If an older male were to take the more submissive position in the relationship, well, that wouldn't have been acceptable...