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Basic Facts About The Bible And Homosexuality

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  • Sexual orientation is not mentioned in the Bible
  • Bible languages of Hebrew and Greek have no word for homosexual, sex or for romantic love 
  • The Bible nowhere says that gays and lesbians can or should change their orientation 
  • The Bible in the original languages never condemns same sex romantic love as sin 
  • Jesus never mentioned homosexuality 
  • The Bible repeatedly demonstrates God’s love, care and acceptance of all outcast, rejected

    •            misunderstood and alienated people

               ~ Rembert Truluck

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