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Originally posted by dhoward
It does if it wasn't sex they were after.
That's why the translation is important.
I have an ex-relative who is a Franciscan Brother. His job is translation of Aramaic and Hebrew writings. Worked at the Vatican for a number of years, now a prefessor. Great guy, but only really opens up about his experiences after a large quantity of scotch. There are many more documents than you know about in possession of the church.
But they decide what's relevant.
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Then why would the "woman" angles strike the mob blind?
Again it just does not add up. Again, it comes down to common sense.
It make a LOT more sense that a mod of MEN were after MEN to have sex with them, when they would not leave, and declined the offer for relations with the daughters, they were struck blind.
This of course is assuming you and I agree the bible is actually factual.
The topic on hand I believe was that gays want in on churches, Churches say no way, gays hate churches.
I also don't prefess to be perfect and I am as jacked up as the next guy.
Some of the stories inthe bible bother me a lot. I also have an issue with the fact that if you were not with god you were against him, a war would be waged against you, in the name of god, and you would die.