God ain't talkin' no shit.

[jackshoegazer]

I saw one of those annoying God Hates Fags signs.  It had a Biblical footnote, Romans 9:13.  I decided to see where exactly in the Bible this fool claims God declared his hatred for homosexuals.  Let me read to you Romans 9:13:

"As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

So that's God talking there.  And boy, he *hates* Esau.  Man, Esau must have totally fucked a bunch of dudes!  Uh, no.  There is nothing in the story of Esau about homosexuality at all.  Not even the slightest whiff of man-on-man action.  Esau married women and had children.  Esau was tricked by Jacob into giving up his birthright as the eldest son for some lentils.  He was kind of sad, not too bright, and apparently pretty hungry.

Therefore, can anyone here explain to me why that Biblical passage was used in a message of hate, how that passage and the story of Esau has anything to do with hating homosexuality?  Yeah, didn't think so.

Comments

[fireabrokengun.livejournal.com]

I'm from Topeka (where they're from) and it's horrible. They have small children holding those signs. They put up pictures of a "sodomizing santa" That quote is odd to me because I thought that God didn't hate anyone and that he's all loving and all knowning? It's horrible to see anyone spew so much hatred for something that's so natural and a part of life for all and always has been.

[castleclear.livejournal.com]

If you get out your Old Testament, particularly in the first several books, you'll find that Ghod is quite a hater. I'm sorry some Christians in Topeka feel that hatred is too a family value. *sigh* What wonderful Christians! So Christ-like!