Why was the death penalty applied to homosexuality?
Homosexuality, in some cases in Scripture, called for the death penalty. Despite the fact that such a definitive judgment would stand against those who are in violation of this portion of the Bible ’s standards of morality, those who claim that the Bible and homosexuality are compatible often introduce the death penalty into the discussion. The death penalty for homosexuality is found in Leviticus 20:13: “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.” From verses such as this one, it is not difficult to see why Leviticus must be, for some, removed from the discussion. For other homosexual advocates within the church, however, the death penalty is actually brought up as an attempt to win the argument. After all, who would advocate the death penalty against practicing homosexuals today? It is not uncommon for anyone who dares to affirm s