I find it slightly amusing that the anti-gay quotes from the bible come from the New International bible, which is uh, non-original, if you know what I am saying.
Cracking open my trusty Catholic bible (Printed in 1970, if you are curious), here is Timothy 1:9-11:
Originally posted by the bible
that is, with the understanding that it is aimed, not at good men but at the lawless and unruly, the irreligious and the sinful, the wicked and the godless, men who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, fornicators, sexual perverts, kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and those who in other ways flout the sound teaching that pertains to the glorious gospel of God - blessed he be - with which I have been entrusted
And Corinthians 6:9-10:
Originally posted by the bible
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, idolaters, or adulterers, no sodomites, thieves, misers, or drunkards, no slanderers, or robbers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
You'll note there is no use of effeminate and that the word sodomites was used, NOT homosexuals. I'll also mention that in this time period, sodomites was uses to refer - in general - to ANY form of sexual perversion, which, by the way, included fellatio. So anyone who gets head... goes to hell. Bye. :wavey:
This is why I do not have - and will
NEVER have - a version of the NIV in my house. The "retranslation" is blatant restructuring of the bible to suit some sick ideal of today's christian views.
According to the NIV bible, anyone who fits this is depraved.
Originally posted by Webster
Main Entry: 1ef·fem·i·nate
Pronunciation: -n&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin effeminatus, from past participle of effeminare to make effeminate, from ex- + femina woman -- more at FEMININE
Date: 15th century
1 : having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
2 : marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement