Posted by in glbt A new Gallup poll talked about in this article at The New Civil RIghts Movement shows that Americans believe one in four people are gay! If this were only true. Below is the link for the article. http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/homosexuality-americans-believe-one-in-four-people-are-gay/polls/2011/05/27/20915 But most researchers believe that gay and lesbian folks are only 3.5 % of the population. This…Read more »
Posted by in glbt, Torah Commentary Parshat Kedoshim Leviticus 19:1 -20:27 This week’s Torah portion Kedoshim contains the second explicit verse that is often pointed out condemns gay male sex. Leviticus 20:13 prescribes the death penalty. Of course this entire section of Leviticus has a whole series of punishments for sexual transgressions and idolatry all of which are punishable by death…Read more »
Posted by in Torah Commentary Parshat Achrei Mot Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Each year when we come to this week’s Torah portion, Achrei Mot I think about the violence that has been done to gay people reading from Chapter 18, verse 22. “Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is a toevah.” This verse has been…Read more »
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