Tag "Bible"

Editor's Desk 19 Comments

What Did Cain Do Wrong?

I read the Bible for the first time when I was about 13 or 14. I loved the capsules of stories put together in the different Bible storybooks that my

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The Minority Report on Being Gay and Christian

It’s been a minute since the hosts of The Minority Report Nigeria talked about something. And on this episode, they have a return guest host – Izu. And they are

Opinion Pieces 6 Comments

Dear Religious People, Stop Using The Bible As A Weapon Of Homophobia

(Originally published on Queerty) God works in mysterious ways. Or so I was told throughout my childhood, when going to church was a ritual my family completed several times every

Editor's Desk 13 Comments

Has “Homosexual” Always Been In The Bible?

[Originally published on forgeonline.com] THE WORD ARSENOKOITAI SHOWS UP IN TWO DIFFERENT VERSES IN THE BIBLE, BUT IT WAS NOT TRANSLATED TO MEAN HOMOSEXUAL UNTIL 1946. WE GOT TO SIT

The Happenings 5 Comments

“The Bible is not homophobic.” Kirk Franklin tackles homosexuality and abortion at The Breakfast Club

Gospel icon Kirk Franklin visited popular syndicated radio show, The Breakfast Club, where he discussed his new album and his position on the hot button issues of homosexuality and abortion.

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Pastor slams those who watch Game of Thrones | Daddy Freeze slams him in return for his hypocrisy

Victor Eghan, a pastor reportedly from Ghana, has slammed those who watch popular TV show, Game Of Thrones, as potential candidates for hell, stating that the Christians who are fans

Opinion Pieces 7 Comments

Opinion: Evangelist Franklin Graham distorts the Bible’s message on homosexuality

U.S. electoral politics have traditionally been somewhat bland, with candidates from both major parties representing a safe and always unrepresentative proportion of the country’s actually diverse population. That’s changing just

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The Savage Response To The Woman Who Condemns Homosexuality With The Bible Book Of Leviticus

In her radio show, Dr Laura Schlessinger (pictured above) said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any

Our Stories 20 Comments

The Bible Does Not Obsess Over Homosexuality. Christians Do.

This write-up addresses issues raised in the last post about God, Heaven, and Hell. It also doubles as my reply to a KDian whom I had been having a back-and-forth

The Happenings 2 Comments

“The authors of the Bible had no idea that same sex attraction was a thing.” – Anglican priest, Father Rod Bower, says

“The only concept of human sexuality that’s available to Biblical writers is what we would call ‘heterosexuality’ — the opposite-sex attraction. [The Bible’s authors] are aware that there is behaviour