Bob Cesca wrote an interesting Huffington Post entry today refuting the claims of right-wing Bible thumpers who believe that legislation against gays should be based on scripture. In it, he vets the three most-quoted passages that conservative Christian wingnuts use against homosexuals. Here’s part of his analysis:
“1 Corithians 6:9-10: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” King James Bible
Once again, more condemnation from Paul. This passage could actually describe most of the Republican leadership. Almost the entire right-wing radio apparatus is engaged in reviling behavior every day. Mike Savage actually uses an abusive word as a his last-name pseudonym. To “savage” someone is to abuse them, no? Pat Robertson called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez. That’s abusive language taken to the extreme. How many congressional Republicans engage in thievery and extortion? Could selling your stock just before it tanks be considered a form of stealing, Senator Bill Frist? How’s about fornication, Mr. Bill Bennett — former drug czar and author of “The Book of Virtues”, “The Moral Compass” and “The Book of Virtues for Children”? What say you about drug abuse as being a form of intoxication, Mr. Rush Limbaugh? And Tom DeLay, Karl Rove, and Rick Santorum? Where do I begin?”
Breaking News: Certain Christians Hate Gay Sex [huffington post]
