If Christians keep saying that some laws in Leviticus don't apply today because of the new covenant in the New Testament, then why do they still focus so much on homosexuality?

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Moga Deet Profile
Moga Deet answered

I don't get it either.  They focus on certain sins and ignore others.  Many conservatives are mad at the Pope because he is talking about poverty and social justice.  That's something Jesus actually talked a lot about.  If the sin isn't about sex, they don't seem interested.  Conservative Christians love to talk about sex.

crow robot Profile
crow robot answered

Maybe aside from religion...the act is unnatural

thanked the writer.
Tom  Jackson
Tom Jackson commented
Killing of humans by other humans is "natural" by this definition also.

Should we decriminalize this "natural" tendency of humans simply because it is widely observed in nature?

Or perhaps whether something is "natural" or not is not an appropriate standard for morality.
Walt O'Reagun Profile
Walt O'Reagun answered

Because more than 99% of Christians are hypocrits.

Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

The Old Testament is a record between the God of creation and His chosen people.

When Christ came, he brought a new reality, not a new morality---God reestablished a relation with all of humanity, Jews and Gentiles alike.

Some laws were changed, some remained the same.  On the one hand, the 10 commandments are still around, but marriage was made a sacrament (a way for God to share supernatural grace) so some of the "rules" changed.

Nothing unreasonable here, but of course various people will accuse me of confirmation bias---which of course has no bearing on whether my answer is right or wrong.

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