does it say it in the bible?
2006-10-02 17:13:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If it was wrong to do sodomy and eat pork, but now we can eat pork, why is sodomy still on the bad list?
2006-10-02 17:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by whynotaskdon_ 1 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Sodomy is a term of biblical origin used to characterize certain sexual acts that were attributed to citizens of ancient Sodom. The term is most commonly used to describe the specific act of anal sex between two males, or between a male and a female.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city in Genesis 19:1-11
: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex; also : copulation with an animal
Merriam Webster Dictionary http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=sodomy
2006-10-03 00:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Suggets going to the "highest court of appeal" ie. The Oxford English Dictionary.
Don't bother with Websters since he couldn't spell.
2006-10-03 08:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sodomy usually designates a homosexual act. The word comes from the name of the ancient city of Sodom, where homosexuality was openly practiced.
2006-10-03 00:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
That last answerer was correct, the term came from the unnatural lustings of the the men of Sodom and the city of Gomorrah is used for the venereal disease gonorreah.
2006-10-03 00:23:24 · answer #5 · answered by jaguarboy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I realize you live in postmodern times where nothing really means anything and truth is what you say it is, but 1) The bible is not a dictionary and is not responsible for providing definitions, and 2) it's in the actual dictionary. www.merriamwebster.com if you don't have one made out of paper.
2006-10-03 00:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by ©2007 answers by missy 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Unnatural" Sex acts.
Most will warp that to mean "anything I don't do"
2006-10-03 00:19:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋