So, a couple of quick notes, while I work on my longer response :)
1) For some reason SS did not tell me you had written this :(
2) As for my summary, I have tried to be diligent to point the reader back to the original, fuller, quote. If there is any point of importance in the difference, I will try to deal with that.
3) As for Sodomy, I think I was careful to define what I mean when I use the term: male on male sexual activity. I realise that in modern English that is not what is often meant by the term. I rarely care what modern English means by a term. Webster's 1828 speaks of it "SOD'OMY, noun A crime against nature." following the Scriptural admonition. The Britannica 1973 (which I happen to have lying around) says basically 'sexual attraction, usually leading to sexual activity, between members of the same sex' and then separates out lesbianism and pederastry.
The point being when I use the term 'Sodomy' I am very specifically referring to male on male sexual activity. I say 'Sodomy' because it takes a lot of typing to say 'male on male sexual activty'. I focus on that because it is what Scripture focuses on. Scripture condemns 'same sex sexual attraction' by bringing in both halves of the binary, as well as 'same sex sexual activity' (ditto), but I am here focusing on 'male on male sexual activity' precisely to deal with the core sin identified in Scripture. The original text dealt with that issue.
Thanks for the response, and I will get working on mine.
I did. I found it an interesting word choice, as it doesn't really address what people think of as monogamy. I find the change in behavior to be of note, but was surprised to see you didn't focus on monogamy so much as chastity until monogamy.
So, a couple of quick notes, while I work on my longer response :)
1) For some reason SS did not tell me you had written this :(
2) As for my summary, I have tried to be diligent to point the reader back to the original, fuller, quote. If there is any point of importance in the difference, I will try to deal with that.
3) As for Sodomy, I think I was careful to define what I mean when I use the term: male on male sexual activity. I realise that in modern English that is not what is often meant by the term. I rarely care what modern English means by a term. Webster's 1828 speaks of it "SOD'OMY, noun A crime against nature." following the Scriptural admonition. The Britannica 1973 (which I happen to have lying around) says basically 'sexual attraction, usually leading to sexual activity, between members of the same sex' and then separates out lesbianism and pederastry.
The point being when I use the term 'Sodomy' I am very specifically referring to male on male sexual activity. I say 'Sodomy' because it takes a lot of typing to say 'male on male sexual activty'. I focus on that because it is what Scripture focuses on. Scripture condemns 'same sex sexual attraction' by bringing in both halves of the binary, as well as 'same sex sexual activity' (ditto), but I am here focusing on 'male on male sexual activity' precisely to deal with the core sin identified in Scripture. The original text dealt with that issue.
Thanks for the response, and I will get working on mine.
Did you notice that I have started a series on 'The Death of Monogamy'?
I did. I found it an interesting word choice, as it doesn't really address what people think of as monogamy. I find the change in behavior to be of note, but was surprised to see you didn't focus on monogamy so much as chastity until monogamy.
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