Protip:
If you’re using The Bible to justify your opposition to same sex marriage, please don’t forget to stone to death any woman engaging in premarital sex. And not just your garden-variety stoning, either. You must gather all the people of the town at the doorstep of the woman’s father and kill her there.
God is very specific about this (Deuteronomy 22:20).
Side note:
If you are a man engaging in premarital sex, fear not. God does not condemn you to death.
You’re fine. At least according to the Bible.
The patriarchy is strong.
However, if you are a man engaging in premarital sex, it must logically be with:
- A woman who is also engaging in premarital sex, meaning you must now stone her to death, which strikes me as awkward, given the intimacy of your relationship.
- A married woman who is not your spouse, which would amount to adultery, at which point you and the married woman must both be killed (also according to the Bible).
- A man, married or unwed, which means you both must also be killed (also according to the Bible).
So caution is advised.
If you are opposed to same sex marriage because the Bible insists upon your opposition, just be sure to only ever have sex with your spouse and only after you have been married.
Consistency, after all, matters.
I can’t imagine that God intended the Bible to be a “Choose your own adventure” situation.
If you believe it’s God’s word, it’s all God’s word. Not just the parts that support your bigotry.
So sex with only one person ever.
Only after the wedding.
Otherwise, you must either be killed or kill the person with whom you had sex.
It’s a good thing that almost everyone — even the bigots — waits to have sex until they’re married.
Right?
Adherence to Biblical dictates is not easy.
