"The Bible is the Word of God, and God cannot err; therefore, the Bible cannot err. To deny the inerrancy of the Bible one must either affirm that God can err or else that the Bible is not the Word of God.”

‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.'
Leviticus 20:13
In order to be a Christian that takes his religion seriously you have to believe that gay people deserve to be put to death.
If you're a Christian reading this and thinking "yeah, but in that cultural context it was still the inerrant word of God", I have to suggest to you the likelihood that you're giving in to the biases of your Christian mind; igonring logic in favour of faith; and for that reason you must reconsider what you believe in unless you wish to lead an intelligent and free-thinking life.
And if you argue that, because Jesus promoted equality and tolerance, we now know that gay people don't deserve death, then I press you to really think about this. Is Jesus God? Or is he some sort of alter ego? Why do they differ in their teachings? Was it okay to put gay people to death before Jesus came around? Do you agree with all of the death sentences that have been given because of biblical teaching?
Think about what you believe in. It's not all fluffy and lovely.
Thanks for reading.
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