Why does the r/w only focus on... homosexuality but not on ...adultery?

[babylonsister]

Not Another Word on Gay Marriage Until They Execute an Adulterer
Cenk Uygur
Posted December 19, 2008 | 03:29 AM (EST)


The religious right picks and chooses which parts of the Bible they want to apply. And they choose based on which outsider group they would like to hate next. First, they emphasized slavery in the Bible when they wanted to hate black people. Now, they emphasize the parts condemning homosexuality so they can hate gay people.

They are completely and utterly disingenuous. They don't mean a word of it. They don't give a damn what the Bible says. They just want to use it as an instrument of hate.

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The religious right pretends that the Bible says marriage is between one man and one woman. But that is a bald faced lie. Have any of these people ever read the Bible? The Bible is full of men taking on second wives, servants, prostitutes and concubines. And all the while, God heartily approves. How many wives did King David have? Eight? Twelve? Let alone his possibly gay lover, Jonathan.

Now the Bible says that a man shall not lie with another man. That is true. But it also says, in the same exact book, that adultery is an abomination. And the just punishment for this sin is execution. So, who will execute the first adulterer? Please step on up. May the one without any Biblical sin cast the first stone.

Here is a question no one can answer - and lucky for the right wing, the media never bothers to ask - why do you only focus on the part of the Bible against homosexuality but not on the part against adultery? It's one thing to say you're against adultery; it's another to take away their rights. How come no religious figure in this country has mounted a campaign to take away the rights of adulterers? Let alone execute them.

I'll tell you why. Because there are too many of them. Their followers are adulterers. They don't make for good scapegoats. They are not an easy target to ostracize and focus your hatred on. Gays are perfect. They are a small enough percentage of the population and different enough from the rest of us to be able to get people to focus their negative, barbaric instincts on them. The Bible is only a tool for this tribal, ugly tactic.

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[zbdent]

1. because if they executed the adulterers (and pedophiles, for that matter)

there would be no right-wing movement ... lack of warm bodies ...

[babylonsister]

2. Well then, they need to change their focus asap! nt

[Are_grits_groceries]

3. Homosexuality didn't even make the Top Ten that Moses brought down from the Mount.

They won't fuss too much because they would have to call out a lot of brethren.

[dkf]

4. Or divorce...

You'd think that would be more of a sin after you just pledged to God to be together in sickness and in health yada yada yada.

[BOSSHOG]

5. Its hard work being a hateful religious Zealot Sis

They got to get some on the side so they will have the strength to maintain the sanctity of marriage. I don't know where it it but no doubt one of them good christian conservatives can find it in the bible for you. They'll just pick and choose or cut and paste, whatever works for them.

[HereSince1628]

6. Maybe because for xristofascists being gay is an abomination yet adultery

is proof of virility for the machismo-deprived male sinner?

[babylonsister]

8. Well then their claims to follow the Bible so avidly are bogus. nt

[HereSince1628]

9. Of course, cherry-picking Christians no pun intended....

[polichick]

7. Because they are openly adulterers - but closet homosexuals. :)

[natrat]

10. or stealing billions and billions

[iamahaingttta]

11. Because right wing "christians" are bullies...

...hypocrites and liars?

Because they don't actually give a fuck about their stupid bible, and only care about fucking up other people's lives because their own lives are so sucky and filled with contradictions?

Because they represent the part of the human race that is driving us all to hell and they would rather destroy the species, the planet and even the whole goddamn uni-fucking-verse rather than know that someone, somewhere is having a little bit of fun?

Seems pretty obvious to me!