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Bible doesn’t track changes

Sat., Feb. 25, 2012

I often wonder at the wisdom of quoting the Bible to buttress a position, as Bill Wilson did in his Feb. 13 letter (“Homosexuality is a sin”). The Bible offers support for or against so many positions that one has to wonder about its value in a debate.

Wilson thinks the Bible condemns homosexuality. Yet, it also condemns work on the Sabbath – Exodus 31:14 and 31:15 says that anyone who works on the Sabbath “shall surely be put to death.”

Well, times have changed, along with our customs and understanding. I can’t remember the last execution for Sabbath work. So why are some of us still looking to the Bible to support our homophobia?

Bob Wynhausen

Sandpoint

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