Matthew 19:3-12

       For the Bible tells me so

       I am probably guilty of being too gleeful at this reading and for all the wrong reasons.

If you are to take this reading at face value, (I mean really , how much clearer could you possible get?), divorce by Jesus' own words is anathema. And yet, every mainstream religion in Christianity allows divorce and so does Judaism. I'll plead ignorance about some of the world's other religions.  As for Roman Catholicism, they do not permit divorce, they have 'annulments'. wink. wink.  (that will be a topic for another blog entry).

      The point is this. The religious right (err, wrong) is focused on gay marriage. They fixate on a type of sex, which is prevalent in both hetero and homo sexual relationships no matter what 'act' your speaking of. They say it's a 'lifestyle' , a choice and refuse to acknowledge marriage as a loving committed relationship all while it is not prohibited in the  bible directly in any way. Certainly not as direct as Jesus' statement  against divorce. In fact any prohibitions are against immoral acts and they are taken out of context. Prohibitions against male prostitution with children, that is mentioned if you care to look at the texts in their contextual and intended translations. Using that to paint a broader picture against a loving committed same sex relationship is wrong.  In fact, the Bible in both Hebrew and Christian scripture does in fact speak of same sex relationships and only in the best of terms, Jonathan and David, Ruth and Naomi, the Centurion and his 'servant'.

      What I am getting at here is that there is one issue that the conservative right focuses on and that is not in the Bible as they would have us believe. For some reason they are not nearly as attentive to some other biblically prohibited or even their very own prohibited practices;  say pre-marital sex (living together before marriage, as in 99% of all couples presenting themselves for marriage in the Catholic church), adultery (cheating on your spouse, a favorite of many a evangelical preacher and religious right politician) and the aforementioned divorce (too many people to even mention).

         So, lets look at what the Bible says about all these subjects, literally or inferred. I would say God is happier with a loving same sex couple than almost any of the other situations.

         I'm not judging, I'm just say'n.