Uproar in Texas Over Billboards
Christian Pro-Gay billboards are causing something of a major uproar in North Texas where a coalition of five local churches who are all part of the Worldwide Metropolitan Community Church have paid to spread a message of toleration. Their billboards include messages like “Jesus Said Some Are Born Gay”, and “Ruth Loved Naiomi More Than Adam Loved Eve.”
The reaction among many people in North Texas is heavily negative with many demanding that the pastors of the five churches reread the Bible, of course demanding that they do so with the same exact interpretation that they are using. Of course, most of the people who are demanding this are likely using the King James Bible or later editions.
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One of the billboards states “Jesus Affirmed a Gay Couple”, and the citation for that is held in the Greek where the word ‘pais’ is the word used to indicate a same-sex partner. Greek culture, especially in ancient times, was very open to homosexuality with both historical figures like Socrates and Sappho as well as mythical figures like Apollo and Athena being linked heavily with same-sex lovers.
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Simply priceless! The not so affirming ministers want the billboard sponsors to change their message. Not surprising. I like this part, paraphrased, to their own interpretations. Now, you really must understand that since the late 1940′s biblical studies and bible as literature formats have been dealing with this kind of crap–opposition to the historical method, as in neutrality to laying out arguments about biblical content which gets to such outstanding dribble as “God wrote the Bible.” BULLSHIT. It is the inspired Word of God, but Yahweh did not sit his Divine bum down on a cloud, quill pen in hand, presumably his right hand, and jot a single iota. Men wrote it and guess what? Some of those scribes had political agendas, not necessarily divine.
Now, the real message of those billboards, regardless of gender preference, tolerate others which is exactly what Jesus taught in the Golden Rule: “Do onto others as you would have them do onto you.” And, “Judge not least you judge yourselves.”
Don’t you just love it when the Divine Founder of the Christian faith affirms diversity in all things human?