Thread by @FrankCapraJr

I read the full article. Moore makes a horrible case here. 🧵

First, he strawmans his opponents as arguing that Leviticus *mandates* civil penalties for homosexuality, when in fact, they argue that Leviticus *allows* civil penalties for homosexuality.

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https://twitter.com/drmoore/status/1664311208760033288

Second, he applies intra-church stories and teachings to the civil magistrate. Yes, Paul told us simply to purge homosexuals from the church. No, Paul never told the government to punish them.

But neither did he tell the government *not* to punish them. Why would he?

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Third, Moore’s thesis is near the end of the article: “Unleashing the violence of state-ordained execution, imprisonment, and surveillance on gay and lesbian Ugandans is a condemnable act of authoritarianism and a violation of . . .

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the self-evident and unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To do such a thing is a matter of power, not of conviction. It demonstrates not a commitment to the Bible’s authority but a rejection of it.”

This argument is laughable.

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To Moore, the “self-evident and unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (obviously cribbing the U.S. Constitution) includes the right to homosexuality.

This would have been a surprise to its drafters.

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These rights have natural limits - this is obviously the case, otherwise there would be no prisons.

The question is where a society places those limits. One example is murder. We take life and liberty when killing is perpetrated upon another - even consensually!

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Moore’s true issue is that he cannot conceive of a consensual act of homosexuality as a perpetration of evil upon another.

Ugandans do. The Bible clearly does, as well.

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So, while different countries might disagree on the proper (if any) punishment for homosexuality, calling Uganda’s democratic decision a “condemnable act of authoritarianism” is, ultimately, taking a stand against God’s Word.

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Addendum: As has been pointed out ad nauseum (but conspicuously left out by Moore) the definition of “aggravated homosexuality” warranting the death penalty makes the death penalty seem pretty warranted!

Almost reflects the recent laws of *gasp* the United States.