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Bridget Eileen Rivera

25 May, 10 tweets, 3 min read

Did you know that according to traditional Christian teaching the vast majority of sexually active *straight* evangelicals are unrepentant sodomites?

In fact, sodomy is traditionally a sin that mostly heterosexual people do. It’s not by definition a gay thing.

How so? Well, traditionally, sodomy is defined as any sexual intercourse that subverts the procreative purpose of sex. Meaning that intentionally preventing baby-making during sex was considered among the worst sins you could possibly do—right up until the 20th century.

"The correct definition of sodomy--then and now--is simply non-procreative sex, whether practiced by heterosexuals or homosexuals. It includes oral sex, masturbation, mutual masturbation, contraceptive sex, coitus interruptus, and anal sex."

newrepublic.com/article/64542/…

Today, evangelical sex manuals commonly teach Christians to practice what would be traditionally defined as sodomy. Driscoll’s book Real Marriage, for example, teaches that married Christians can freely engage in cyber sex, menstrual sex, oral sex, mutual masturbation, & more

John Piper teaches that oral sex in the confines of heterosexual marriage is biblical. desiringgod.org/interviews/is-…

The vast majority of evangelical leaders believe that contraception is morally permissible. Most evangelical Christians either use contraception or have used it in the past.
christianpost.com/news/most-evan…

All these things, including contraception, fall under the traditional Christian definition of sodomy. Martin Luther even called contraception a “sodomitic sin.” The idea that sodomy is ok for straight married ppl to do only popped up in the 20th century.
newoxfordreview.org/documents/be-f…

What does this mean?

Well, to be clear, I’m not trying to call you or anyone else a sodomite. Instead, I’m pointing out a bit of irony. Many Christians like to retain traditional biblical laws around sodomy—as long these laws don’t impact themselves.

People love to call gay people sodomites based upon a traditional reading of Scripture. But have they ever considered that a traditional reading of Scripture likely condemns them for sodomy too?

The moral of the story is think twice before judging others w/ a yardstick you wouldn’t want for yourself.

If you happen to believe in traditional Christian teaching, maybe reconsider judging gay people for being "sodomites." You might find the finger pointing back at yourself.

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