Dr. Forbush Thinks

More On Paul and Jesus

Jesus never said anything one way or another about homosexuality. On the other hand Paul did. I received a comment from someone who claimed that because Paul talked with Jesus on the Road to Damascus he has the authority to proclaim homosexuality a sin. Could any one imagine the conversation that Jesus and Paul had?

Jesus: Hey Paul! Stop persecuting my followers.

Paul: Right On Jesus, I didn’t realize how powerful you were until you knocked me off my horse.

Jesus: By the way, I forgot a few things while I was preaching. I forgot to tell everyone that we no longer need to circumcise males. And, go around and promote my words all around the world, because this is the only real religion. Oh, and don’t forget to make sure everyone knows that homosexuality is forbidden. But, it OK to eat pork now, because pigs are cleaner than they were back in the old days. And, don’t forget to have women understand that they are to obey their husbands. And, make sure they are treated differently in places of worship so that they know their place.

Paul: Right On Jesus I will write some letters to a bunch of churches and make sure that everyone knows this.

My feeling is that the issue of homosexuality is clouded by cultural bias. It is clouded by the nature of human sexuality. Obviously our culture is very sensitive to the whole issue of sex in general.

In the light of scientific research that says that homosexuals do not choose to be homosexuals it would be hard to imagine that God would torture people by making them be attracted to the same sex and then making a rule against acting on it. My God is not evil like that. People choose not to have sex with each until they commit themselves to each other. Why wouldn't this apply to any sexual orientation?