Musings in Search of a Muse

"There's Something About Marrying"
"Homer tries to cash in on Springfield's new law allowing same-sex marriages by becoming an ordained minister via the Internet." (Official Site)

This is a hilarious episode. I'm a bit bothered that in an attempt to take a swipe at right-wing Christians a scene has Reverend Lovejoy loudly ringing the church bell to drown out Marge Simpson's arguments that the Bible doesn't forbid homosexual unions. What little I heard sounded fairly serious so I would have liked to hear if the assertions held water. Then I could have countered with these points from the Bible:

Romans 1:26-27

²⁶Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ²⁷In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

⁹Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders ¹⁰nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Leviticus 20:13 & 22

¹³ " 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

²² " 'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.

And these are just the specific citations. A good read of the Good Book better imparts the general idea. Just remember to hate the sin, but love the sinner.

That homosexuality is a sin bothers me, though. No, I'm not gay. I love women way too much (and take that on several levels) to want a man.* But, (1) I know quite a few loving couples that are gay, and (2) I know more 'straight' perverts that are problematic than I know gay perverts. In fact, I don't recall meeting any of the latter. Why can't love just be love?

*Okay, Cary Grant is hot. Good looking, funny, personable, talented. If only he was a woman.