Homosexuals try to revise the Bible
Image via Wikipedia The Melbourne Age is not usually known as a journal of theological opinion. So it was curious that they featured an opinion piece on the Bible and homosexuality early in November. The piece argued that there are all kinds of good biblical and theological reasons why we should embrace homosexuality. The article was in fact representative of what is known as theological revisionism. It is basically a rewriting of theology, of history, indeed, of common sense, in order to make the unacceptable acceptable: to make, that is, homosexuality appear compatible with the Judeo-Christian tradition . B ut a lot of special pleading and radical hermeneutics is needed to even come close to pulling this off. It is worth looking at some of these ploys in more detail. A typical tactic of the revisionists is to argue that we live in modern times, and dusty old books like the Bible need to be re-read in the light of modern understandings. This is partly true. Author: Bill