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Conservatives lash out at Austin pastor over post recognizing transgender holiday
@transworld
I’d love to know which bible verses the Conservatives claim the pastor has ’misinterpreted’.
@KimSJ @transworld
You know, those ones... the ones that say those things that they like... like, stuff... and confirm my hate and pretend injustices and slight inconveniences of having to share this world with other people...and...and...reasons!
/sarcasm, of course
@KimSJ @transworld He didn’t get the message in Leviticus 19:28, that’s for sure
@KimSJ @transworld There are a few obscure passages in the Old Testament that condemn cross-dressing and there’s one reference in the New Testament that condemns being “effeminate” (but this reading is super speculative because the Greek word many English translators render as “effeminate” is a word that means “weak moral character” and so maybe they missed something in translation or they allow their bias to show). So, nothing really.
@FrChazzz @transworld
Thank you. Very interesting. Translating ‘weak moral character’ as ‘effeminate’ speaks volumes about biases!
It is depressing how many ‘Christians’ accept one single version as ‘the’ bible, ignoring the realities of translation.
@KimSJ @transworld Yeah, it was something I once read from Bishop Gene Robinson (first openly gay person to be a bishop in the Anglican Communion), where he noted that the Greek word "malakos" can be defined as "morally weak." I tried to locate the article to no avail...
There's apparently a tradition of this word also being applied to fashionable, dandy types in ancient Greek society, which might be where the "effeminate" translation comes from.
Also worth pointing out: there's about 3-5 verses condemning homosexuality, which always get disproportionate attention from people trying to justify their homophobia.
Apart from the fact that that's still nothing compared to the number of times the Bible tells us to love people, to care for the poor, and even to welcome foreigners; there's also the issue that they might not even be talking about homosexuality the way we see it today. I believe one of those verses is actually about temple prostitution, one is about pederasty, and Ezekhiel tells us that Sodom wasn't about homosexuality, but about extreme inhospitality.
Also, 0 condemnations of abortion. 1 verse describing how and when to perform abortion, and one describing it as a property crime at worst (pay a fine to the parents).