ok, i'm not overly familiar with leviticus, so i am doing a little reaserch.

the gist of what i have reaserched here stronly sugests a whole heck of a lot of ambiguity

i'll include the important parts of hat i've read.

but ya, ther is Definivly a Lot of room for interpretation.

actualy it seems that based on context , that the pasage refered more to maried men having gay lovers, perhaps that it was a clerification that have sex with a man outside of your maraige was just as bad as having sex with a woman outside of maraige.

i'm not saying that that is definitly what it meens, i would have to pray a lot before i would presume to know what the passage meens.

but i think it is clear that the statment is Not a clear one.

as a mater of fact ther apears to be very little reference to lesbian relationships, it apears in fact that ther a few instances in witch tow hemen having slept together is somthing to disregarded as totaly irelivent to the womans virtue. i must admit i find that potential interpretation to be hilarius in it's potential implications.

also it never seemed to refer to the legal binding of the lifes of two men, just a potential sugestion that SEX between two men is uncooth, or dirty, or some such equivilently minor form of transgretion.

it also never seemed to refered at all to the idea of two men raising a child together, making a house together, or anything of the sort.



i'm not trying to convince anyone that dose not already believe it that gay maraig is ok,
i'm just trying to remind you that trying to force other peaple to live ther lives the way that you live yours is not the mormon way.
the mormon way (the way that i understand it)
is to concentrait first on making shure you live your life well, and ritchisly, and then to give the peaple around you as many chances as posible to see throo your example and throo your testimony that the way of life witch you have chosen is the rite path to serve god.
we are not however suposed to debase our selves by trying to exert our will (no matter how ritchs that will is) over others lifes.





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Overview of Leviticus 18:22
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." 8

This is a passage from the Mosaic Code that is often used to condemn homosexual behavior in general. In transliterated Hebrew, the verse is written: "V’et zachar lo tishkav mishk’vey eeshah toeyvah hee."

The first part of this verse is literally translated as "And with a male you shall not lay lyings of a woman" Many, probably most, theologians, Bible translations and biblical commentators agree that the verse is directed at men who engage in at least some form of anal sex with other men. But they do not agree on the full scope of the forbidden activities. For example: The Living Bible greatly widens the scope of the original Hebrew to include all homosexual acts by both men and women. They confuse the matter further by not differentiating between homosexual orientation and homosexual behavior. They render the first part of this verse as: "Homosexuality is absolutely forbidden."
On the other hand, many religious liberals have interpreted the beginning of this verse as referring only to sexual activities between two males during a Pagan temple ritual. If there were a liberal translation of the Bible, it might say "Ritual anal sex between two men in a Pagan temple is forbidden."

The second part of this verse explains what type of sin this transgression falls under. There are two types of sin in the Mosaic Code:
Moral sin is produced by rebellion against God. This seems to be the interpretation of most biblical translations imply when they translate the Hebrew "toeyvah" into English words such as "abomination," "enormous sin," or "detestable."
Ceremonial uncleanliness is caused by contact with a forbidden object or by engaging in a behavior which might be quite acceptable to non-Hebrews, but which was forbidden to the Children of Israel. Eating birds of prey, eating shellfish, cross breeding livestock, picking up sticks on a Saturday, planting a mixture of seeds in a field, and wearing clothing that is a blend of two textiles are examples of acts of ritual impurity which made a Child of Isreal unclean. These were not necessarily minor sins; some called for the death penalty.


The verse is, unfortunately, incomplete. Its precise meaning is unclear. The phrase "lay lyings" has no obvious interpretation. Attempts have been made to make sense out of the original Hebrew by inserting a short phrase into the verse. For example:

The Net Bible® translation 1 inserts two words to produce "And with a male you shall not lay [as the] lyings of a woman." A man must not have sexual intercourse with another man as he would normally have with a woman. i.e. anal intercourse between two men is not permitted. From this literal, word for word translation, they produce a smoother English version: "You must not have sexual intercourse with a male as one has sexual intercourse with a woman."
An alternative translation would insert a different pair of words to produce: "And with a male you shall not lay [in the] lyings of a woman." That is, two men must not engage in sexual behavior on a woman's bed. Presumably, they must go elsewhere to have sex; a woman's bed was sacred and was to be reserved for heterosexual sex.


i'm not trying to convince anyone that dose not already believe it that gay maraig is ok,
i'm just trying to remind you that trying to force other peaple to live ther lives the way that you live yours is not the mormon way.
the mormon way (the way that i understand it)
is to concentrait first on making shure you live your life well, and ritchily, and then to give the peaple around you as many chances as posible to see throo your example and throo your testimony that the way of life witch you have chosen is the rite path to serve god.
we are not however suposed to debase our selves by trying to exert our will (no matter how ritchs that will is) over others lifes.


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Well the only law One is answerable to, and lives under, is the law of the land.

When One talked to the Bishope about my resignation from the American cult of Mormonism. One talked about ones sexuality, and stated, if one was to have sex with another man. One is doing no wrong, as the law of the Land tells one so. The Bishope said. Yes but we are acting on a higher law.

Oh please. This is nothing more, than him putting his views on a pedestal.

The law of the land now say, I can take a husband, thus have sex with in the realm of marriage.

So their is no wrong with being a homosexual! Pluse if there is a God. Why did he make women to produce homosexual children?

Sexuality is not a choice for men, like religion is.

I can now have a husband, and sex within marriage. Now American cult has the right to tell me in Australia this is wrong.

Look at Joseph Smith. he was a very smart man, whom created his own cult, and Section 132 of the D&C to he could work his way around being a slut, whom wanted more than one women. In a time when religion said no to this, and still does. This also led to his death.

So the FLDS are the true original Church of the LDS. Main stream Mormonism is the new version created after JS death.

But yes if someone take on religion. They should live by the laws of the Bible. From the moment I knew that the bible was not true, thus nor could the Book of Mormon be. I dropped religion altogether.

I am now only answerable to the laws of the land!

But while people fear death, there will always be a need for religion, and the Mormons cover leaving your loved ones behind too, another fear of man...