Interesting reading about LGBT issues as it pertains to the Bible btw. This is a place called "Sacred Texts Archive", which is where a bunch of scholars got together and placed their research and writings on many things sacred and spiritual in one place. Came across it a few years back, and it's a nice reference site.
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Here is the section on LGBT issues as it pertains to the Bible.
This page indexes resources about LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) issues at sacred-texts. This page deals specifically with the subject of...
sacred-texts.com
Did you know?
* Of 32,000 verses in the Bible, only five directly mention homosexuality.
* The Qur'an only directly mentions homosexuality once.
* Leviticus, the book of the Bible which stipulates death for homosexuality, requires the same punishment for adultery, pre-marital sex, disobedient children and blasphemy.
* The Biblical Jesus does not condemn homosexuality.
* The destruction of the Biblical city of Sodom was due to their mistreatment of strangers.
* The Bible never condemns same sex marriage.
* The Biblical David and Jonathan had a formal same-sex union.
* 'Traditional marriage' in the Bible includes polygamy.
* No known sacred text forbids same sex marriage.
* Very few sacred texts even mention homosexuality.
* Hindu and other far eastern sacred texts do not condemn homosexuality.
* Homosexuality is not unnatural, it is practised by hundreds of species of animals.
The rest of the section is too long to put in a post, but links are provided if you wish to read at your own leisure.