"The destruction of those cities is often seen as God's condemnation of homosexuality. But it could be read as a lesson in welcoming the stranger.
"When we look at a passage like Sodom and Gomorrah, we're looking at the places where — where might we still be inhospitable to people today?" asks Kearns. "Are we benefiting from systems that are hurting other people?"
The Bible already covers in other places about welcoming strangers. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is very specific, though.
Strange how "condemnation of homosexuality" has been the accepted interpretation for the entire history of three religions and none of the prophets that followed were ever given clarification that they were actually condemned for lack of hospitality. Especially Muhammad; he was always going off about how the People of Lut were the most evil and he never threw in a "because they were rude to out of towners by the way."
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"The destruction of those cities is often seen as God's condemnation of homosexuality. But it could be read as a lesson in welcoming the stranger. "When we look at a passage like Sodom and Gomorrah, we're looking at the places where — where might we still be inhospitable to people today?" asks Kearns. "Are we benefiting from systems that are hurting other people?"
The Bible already covers in other places about welcoming strangers. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is very specific, though.
Strange how "condemnation of homosexuality" has been the accepted interpretation for the entire history of three religions and none of the prophets that followed were ever given clarification that they were actually condemned for lack of hospitality. Especially Muhammad; he was always going off about how the People of Lut were the most evil and he never threw in a "because they were rude to out of towners by the way."