The Sin Of Sodom: The One You Know About And The Much More Important One Nobody Heeds

Alan: The bible contains two different accounts of the so-called "Sin of Sodom." 

In Genesis, the Sodom's Sin seems to be anal intercourse between men. 

However in Ezekiel's account of Sodom's Sin, the culprit is that Sodom's inhabitants "were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy."  

No mention of sodomy.

None.

And so, while biblical "literalists" pretend that literalism is possible, they -- like everyone -- choose to believe just one of the two narrative while ignoring the other biblical text which ignores sodomy altogether.

"We" are all "Cafeteria Christians" believing what we want to believe, but paying little (or no) attention to the competing narratives that run through the bible like Jekyll and Hyde.

And so, prissy Christians are chiefly interested in finger-pointing as their self-justification of choice. "I am not like THOSE sinners."

And since everyone recognizes that sex is something of a forbidden fruit what easier way to vouchsafe one's "Salvation Assurance" than to do nothing but beat up on carnal sinners, while completely ignoring arrogance and gluttony while distracting themseles from the just claims of the poor and needy.

Again, we are all "Cafeteria Christians."

But some Christians are chiefly interested in finger-wagging without lifting a finger on behalf of the poor.

Since repetition is the lion's share of learning, I draw your attention to Ezekiel's account of Sodom's Sin which is that inhabitants of Sodom "were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy." 

 

The Bible Gives Two Accounts Of "Sodom's Sin." The One You Favor Reveals You
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/05/bible-gives-two-accounts-of-sodoms-sin.html

The Hard, Central Truth Of Contemporary Conservatism

The hard, central "fact" of contemporary "conservatism" is its insistence on a socio-economic threshold above which people deserve government assistance, and below which people deserve to die. 

The sooner the better. 

Unless conservatives are showing n'er-do-wells The Door of Doom, they just don't "feel right." 

To allay this chthonic anxiety, they resort to Human Sacrifice,  hoping that spilled blood will placate "the angry gods," including the one they've made of themselves. http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/09/harvard-study-45000-americans-die.html 

Having poked their own eyes out, they fail to see that self-generated wrath creates "the gods" who hold them thrall.

Psychological Projection

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/10/projection-psychology.html

Psychological Shadow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(psychology)

The Evangelical Persecution Complex

(Projection's Finest Hour)

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-evangelical-persecution-complex.html

Almost "to a man," contemporary "conservatives" have apotheosized themselves and now -- sitting on God's usurped throne -- are rabid to pass Final Judgment. 

Self-proclaimed Christians, eager to thrust "the undeserving" through The Gates of Hell, are the very people most likely to cross its threshold. 

Remarkably, although they are prone to believe all manner of Trumpeted nonsense, none of them are tempted to believe in their own spiritual peril.

The Pharisees Are Always With Us.

Here's What They "Look Like" Today

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-pharisees-are-always-with-us-heres.html

Except, of course, for the loaves and fishes.
But never mind. 
If you can rationalize Trump, you can rationalize anything.

Again, I repeat the essential litmus that separates the merciful from the unmerciful; the compassionate from the uncompassionate; the loving from the unloving.

Self-proclaimed, judgmental Christians, eager to thrust "the undeserving" through The Gates of Hell, are the very people most likely to cross its threshold. 

Remarkably, although they are prone to believe all manner of Trumpeted nonsense, none of them are tempted to believe in their own spiritual peril.

James' Epistle: "Judgment Without Mercy Will Be Shown To Anyone Who Has Not Shown Mercy"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/03/james-epistle-judgment-without-mercy.html

Christians And "Christians" Choose Mercy, Love & Forgiveness, Or Retribution & Punishment

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/christians-and-christians-must-choose.html

Mercy Is Not Fair
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/04/mercy-is-not-fair.html

Which Do You Value More? Mercy? Or Justice?

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/03/which-do-you-value-more-mercy-or-justice.html

Abraham Lincoln And Pope Francis Agree On The Roles Of Mercy And Justice

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/01/abraham-lincoln-and-pope-francis-agree.html

Rep. Joe Kennedy III Tells "Christian" Trump-Care Supporters: Your So-Called "Mercy" Is "Malice"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/03/rep-joe-kennedy-iii-tells-christian.html

"Mercy Multiplied: A Christian Healing Center That Can Do More Harm Than Good

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/04/mercy-multiplied-christian-healing.html

The Thinking Housewife Almost Never Mentions Mercy, Love, Compassion Or Forgiveness

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-thinking-housewife-almost-never.html

My Gripe With Christianity

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2017/01/my-gripe-with-christianity.html

"Are Highly Religous People Less Compassonate?"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/08/are-highly-religious-people-less.html

Bible Gives Two Accounts Of "Sodom's Sin." The One You Favor Reveals You

https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2015/05/bible-gives-two-accounts-of-sodoms-sin.html