I am new to the board. I have just come back to Christianity after considering some of the eastern beliefs and some of the natural/pagan beliefs. I'm a hybrid of these and a lot of Joseph Campbell.
As I read my bible I believe it to say divorce is only tolerated/given under the condition that you as a beliver in God cannot remarry if you divorce. This seems to be true in the Levitican laws and in the new testement.
The bible also says fornication is against God's laws. I've found many statements saying man should not lay down with man. I also have seen an instance of approved incest. I also find it odd that a father would offer his virgin daughters in place of the beautiful male angels. That would be tantamount to destroying them for a marriage or life in that time and accepting that religion. To me it seems to be a story of ultimate sacrifice in the face of uncontrolled evil. At the time wasn't it the pagan view to use sexuality/lust to venerate their gods? A father sacrificing his daughters, knowing God's convenant was with him and that no harm would come to them. Could it be a display of faith in his God?
But this is what I don't understand. The modern Christian church allows remarriage. Living together is frowned on, but is done. It seems to be against the tenants of God's law. Yet homosexuality is the BIGGEST of the sins. Placards, hate mail, marchs to save "marriage" as "we" know it should be. I don't know how it should be. It seems most married couples spend a great deal of time ignoring, blaming even hating their partners...inevitably divorced.
If two homosexuals love each other, and pledge this before God in convenant is that not better than Christians fighting amongst themselves to see who is right.
Love God with all your strength, mind and soul and love your neighbour as yourself. How can any of this venerate God? Maybe I'm too naive, but I believe that when Christ made the ultimate sacrifice, he didn't intend to exclude anyone who came to Him and asked for forgiveness and asked for his acceptance....If He can, why can't we?