He said he’ll give away his daughters, because those men were about to be indulged in homosexuality, a sin hated by God, as is all sins. And nowhere is it mentioned that “Lot did actually give his daughters away”. That statement was his way of expressing what a terrible sin they were about to indulge in. What's your opinion on this
Subscription Note:
Choosing to subscribe to this topic will automatically register you for email notifications for comments and updates on this thread.
Email notifications will be sent out daily by default unless specified otherwise on your account which you can edit by going to your userpage here and clicking on the subscriptions tab.
My opinion? It is a great indicator of who was where on the human value scale then and there. Unfortunately, a few thousand years later, it hasn't changed dramatically in many parts of the world.
Should have charged for them.
Seriously, most religions have a poor grasp of morality. That's not their purpose, it's always been about crowd control.
To put it in perspective one needs to realize that the Hebrews were a tribe that wished to expand their influence. Homosexuality would not increase their numbers, "straight" sex, even rape would. This meme is continued today in the Catholic Church. Less kids, less Catholics, less tithes, less influence.