Oh, thank you! You’re making me blush … Well, I would be blushing if I could, hahaha.

I aim to entertain, and thank god—perhaps not the best phrasing in relation to this post—some find it amusing! Again: THANK YOU <3

Using my logic, I would have to state that. And if I had written this post from my ancestral slavery past (being mixed-race I get best of both worlds), instead of from my own sexuality, I would have definitely come to the conclusion that adhering to the bible as the holy book, while professing that slavery is wrong, puts you in contradiction with yourself.

Though somewhat buried, one of my main points is that you cannot say that the bible is God’s word, while on the other hand, you are selective to what you follow from said book. If it is God’s word, and you belief in God, everything that is professed by God should be followed. God never says, “If you want to, you have to do this,” in the bible.

But you are right that my logic has far-reaching consequences.

The Bible says that it is permissible to own other people as slaves (Lev 25:44-46). There are no passages in the Bible which condemn or criticize people for owning other people as slaves. Jesus appears to have accepted slavery as part of his society (e.g. Matt 18:23-34 and Luke 17:7-10). Paul and the apostles accepted, and implicitly endorsed, the system of slavery and they instructed masters and slaves about their duties (e.g. Eph 6:5-9 and Col 3:22-25).

Using your logic, you would have to say “if you think slavery is wrong, and if you think the bible is wrong on this issue, then you are not a Christian”.

This and similar arguments showing that a person can be both gay or lesbian and a true Christian, are on the “Gay and Christian” website (www.gaysandslaves.com).