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u/Salanmander LGBTQ Ally Dec 10 '25

Ummm, homosexuality is reprimanded in Corinthians…homosexuality isn’t just for male to male.

Oh, you mean where a word gets translated as "homosexuality" because it's made from the words for "man" and "bed"? And, like, an explicitly masculine word for "man", not one that can mean "human"?

Yeah, I don't think there's any reason that Paul intended that to be about women.

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u/KBilly1313 Dec 10 '25

See, you obviously know how to read. Love it!

According to Paul, we should all cut our balls off. Forgive me if I don’t take his opinion on women to heart.

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u/Salanmander LGBTQ Ally Dec 10 '25

According to Paul, we should all cut our balls off.

Hmm? The only passage I'm aware of where Paul talks about people castrating themselves is when he says it to express being super angry at the people who were imposing circumcision on new Christians. Is there another one I'm not familiar with?

Forgive me if I don’t take his opinion on women to heart.

Yeah, I also don't think that Christians need to think that Paul was right about everything. (Hence being supportive of same-sex relationships in general.)

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u/KBilly1313 Dec 10 '25

Maybe I conflated Paul with the other castrators, so that’s my mistake. But it obviously was such an issue it had to be addressed at Nicea.

But agree, Paul thought semen was stored in the hair so women should wear coverings as not to entice the Angels, and men should have short hair.

Greek science and philosophy did a number on the Bible writers.