In a message dated 4/4/01 2:06:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sthompson162@mindspring.com writes:
<< However did it get promoted from a minor prohibition that many Christians feel does not apply to them anyway, to something worse than the activities prohibited in the Ten Commandments??? And do the people who believe that also keep the kosher dietary laws? >>
That's an easy one. The latest worldwide figures have shown that about 40% of all married men commit adultery during the course of their lives. By the claims of the church itself, only 2% of the population is gay (the gays themselves claim a figure closer to 10%). An aggressive attack by the Church on adultery, on a level and intensity reserved for homosexuality, would alienate a much larger proportion of their membership, so the truly vehement campaign is reserved for the minority they see as more vulnerable and expendible.
Jesus spoke out repeatedly against adultery, and with great conviction. There are no documented words by Jesus on the topic of homosexuality. Not one.
Leah