Christians: How do you feel about the fact that King James (from the bible) was a homosexual pedophile?

Question

This is a historical fact. This is not intended as a jab at Christians. I really want to know how you feel about that fact. Do you think they should change the name of that bible?

Answer 1

Actually you also forgot polygamist. It has no effect on my faith or the light in which the world should look at Christianity. There were many man in power who used Christianity as a political weapon to ensure the positive economic status of their region. There are so many bad people who associate themselves with good things that there's no reason to allow their association to shadow an otherwise uplifting faith. For clarification I wasn't talking about his homosexuality Jesus said "love your neighbor as you love yourself". He didn't say if he qualifies as being alright in your book, but touching little kids is beneath everything.

Answer 2

Facts are important. This is an example of how a person can be attacked in character long after he has died. Stephen A. Coston, Sr. did much research on this topic back int he 90's and wrote of his findings in the book "Royalty, Rumors and Racists". Just because something is being pushed and promoted in this day and age does not make is so....research the facts and know the person before you take a stand that something is fact. Rational thinking and fact finding is important.

This forum has a lot of power and the fact that you brought this up shows how powerful it can be if it gets people to question what is being promoted by groups and certain media today. Thank you for presenting this this morning.

Answer 3

I don't know that I'd call it a "fact" but it would explain why the translation of the bible he commissioned explicitly referred to "homosexuality" as a "sin". Think about it a minute...those translators could have easily used a different term to represent the forms of "sexual immorality" covered by the terms used in the original language. If the KING who commissioned (no doubt including financing) the bible and later allowed it to be dedicated to him was indeed a homosexual, the fact that this bible referred to HIS behavior as an "abomination" suggests he was comfortable with the fact that his own behavior was sinful...and who better to understand the ways a man can suffer as a result of the choice to "lie with mankind as with womankind" than one who has done it. Heck, I can name five kings off the top of my head that would have executed anyone that dared suggest that something the king did or wanted to do was against God's will! As such, the only rational conclusion is that either King James wasn't homosexual (perhaps he was angry about slanderous rumors about him) or he was a homosexual who didn't have a problem with the suggestion that homosexuality was contrary to the will of God.

Answer 4

The apostle Paul loved God with all of his heart was a pharasee
among pharasees and was in charge of having Christians stoned to death before his ulitmate meeting and conversion to Jesus Christ. Yet God in his mercy used Paul to pen a major part of the the New Testament.

I do not however endorse homosexual or pedophile activity.
I do not believe that we should change the name of "that bible".

Answer 5

Some ignore facts and lolly gag an answer.
Good q tho.
Being homosexual was his choice and to each his/her own, but
as far as a pedophile I hope the little guy died an agonizing death.

Answer 6

Thou shalt not asketh or questioneth the originality of thy Lord's book.

Answer 7

Where did you get such patently inaccurate information ?

Answer 8

wrong facts

Answer 9

has no effect on my faith.