To Texas Wahine:
As with much else in the Bible, the subject of homosexuality is a source of contention. Since the letters of Paul (whether written by him or not - which is also a matter of dispute) form the bulk of the New Testament, and since Paul was a child of the the Torah (the Christian Old Testament) he was by education if not by nature a homophobe - as is the god of the Old Testament. It's primarily through his writings that that homophobia has been passed down to Christians of our day.
My intention in what I wrote was simply to point out that the widely held belief that Sodom (and by extension New Orleans, on the basis of the linked article) was destroyed because of rampant homosexuality, is contradicted by at least one of the ancient Prophets.
As to whether or not God thinks homosexuality is an abominable sin I have no idea - though I can guarantee you that nowhere in the Bible is there a passage which defines it as a virtue. While I have respect for the god-form Jesus, I have long since lost the respect I once harbored for 'Jesus Christ', the god of the Christians, and other than mild irritation at their ignorance of the Book they profess to take as the basis of their faith, I take no interest in the opinions of Christians as a group either - though I'm willing to engage in conversation with those Christians who interest me as individuals.
Do I think that homosexuality is an abominable sin? No, because I no longer give any credence to the notion of 'sin' as such. Nor do I believe in Judgement, Hell, or Heaven. It's my belief that at the end of our days we go exactly where we want to go, and we go there on the basis of a fixed will serving our truest and deepest desire.
As I have said elsewhere - all truths are true, and there is no true Truth.
