Bible Discussion Thread

Wow, just wow. Perhaps one should read the ENTIRE bible before leaving comments on one verse of it. I'm not judging, I'm just saying... Did any one of you realize that this whole chapter is written specifically to the Israelites? And that at the time their population was scarce, and their people were at war? Did you read the rest of the things this chapter and the next one forbids, like rounding the corners of a haircut, or trimming your beard? And Finally to Jessica, I hope that you and your family will still love and support your brother. The Bible's main gist (especially the New Testament) is all about love and acceptance, with the rest being sorted out at the end by the only one true authority. As an afterthought... I'm not sure if your brother truly "wants to be gay". If you yourself are "straight," do you think you could "want" to be gay and that it would work? He probably has felt different his whole life, like something was always wrong with him. He may not have even understood it at first, and then when he figured it out, he was probably just as confused and afraid as you and your family feel right now... he's just had more time to deal with it. Can you imagine the courage it must have taken for him to tell you and your family about it, knowing that it was thought to be wrong? I truly wish you and your family the best, and hope that this issue does not alienate anyone in your family; which has regretfully happened in so many others.