Leviticus is clear about it : Thou shall not lie with men as you lie with women.
Lesbians, am I right in thinking that you NEVER lie with men as you lie with women ?
Gays, am I right in thinking that you lie totally DIFFERENT as well ?
How happy do YOU make Leviticus ?
2007-08-28 05:23:08 · 26 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Leviticus can be happy with me. With women I immediately fall asleep.
2007-08-28 05:24:15 · update #1
I've made sure that I will lie on my side with girls and will lie on my stomach with guys when I go to sleep, so I don't upset the Lord.
And the sex thing is going to be totally different!
2007-08-28 05:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by The Smile Man 6 · 8⤊ 1⤋
That's a really interesting and difficult to translate passage.
Among other things, it can be plausibly translated as saying not to lie with a man on the bed of a woman. This could be a euphamism, or it could be literal - don't have sex with a man on a woman's bed, misusing one of the few pieces of property a wife could have.
And even if it is taken as a euphamism meaning to have sex with a man as if he were a woman, it should be noted that Leviticus, like everything else in the Bible, was a text written very specifically, and exclusively, by and for men. It's interesting that the author felt the need to include the this modifier, since "Don't have sex with men" would have sufficed on its own if a blanket condemnation of all m/m sexual couplings was intended.
In the ancient Mediterranian, the keeping of male eunuchs as sex slaves was common, as was a general power system in which men of lower social rank were considered sexually available to men of higher rank. This was substitution homosexuality - most of the Israelites' neighbors (and the Israelites, too) were absolutely *fanatical* about the virginity of their daughters, so women were largely unavailable, while slaves were not.
This is effectively the "prison *****" scenario - mostly heterosexual men forcing other heterosexual men to take the "place of a woman" (in spectacularly androcentric cultures where a "woman's place" was pretty much exclusively sexual) because actual women weren't around, often including genital mutilation as part of this subjugation. Israelites didn't have an institutionalized practice of male sexual slavery like this (female sexual slavery being another matter entirely), and condemned it.
2007-08-28 10:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since I don't lie with women, I can't say that I do. I only lie with men. Would this apply to me.
I don't know how happy I make leviticus, but I know I make me very happy.
2007-08-28 06:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by ron s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Young Man, I don't lie with men. I'd never ever ever lie with a man. Trust me. NEVER.
Besides, Leviticus, has no bearing in the modern age, therefor I don't give two figs or two shrimps, lobsters or clams, how Leviticus feels. (nor Paul for that matter)
2007-08-28 05:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This might make Leviticus happy: I lie with as many men as I can....raw.
2007-08-28 05:54:20 · answer #5 · answered by phxguy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cute! You're right, I never lie with men at all. I'm sure I make leviticus very happy.
2007-08-28 05:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by FTW 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Well...Leviticus and I never met, given he's an ancient dead Rabbi.
However, you may just be pi**ing him off too, if you:
*Wear a cotton/wool blend
*Ever raised hybrid corn
*Told your abusive dad to to quit hitting you
*Failed to stone Newt Gingrich(or half the politicians in Washington) to death for committing adultery.
We've moved on, I think....
2007-08-28 06:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Divadarya: trans n' proud 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leviticus is clear about hundreds of things, all of which are routinely ignored, and rightly so. What makes this particular injunction so special?
2007-08-28 06:39:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lie to everyone...does that count :-) You make a cute point, and one of the answers (literal translation) has hit it on the head. The bible in no way condemns homosexuality, but it takes very strong stands against infidelity and adultery. All translations that seem homophobic are translated to an agenda...face it, all religious people have an agenda. Good luck and thanks for a cute posting. Rare in this section.
2007-08-28 05:51:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Leviticus was written by a High Priest in a Temple...not Moses...therefore...just another man's opinion......
BUT NO....never laid with a woman, so there isn't an issue.
And to be honest, Leviticus can kiss my shinny metal @55!!!
2007-08-28 05:27:32 · answer #10 · answered by Oberon 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋