Experiencing a dip in passion after a few years? Learn how gay couples can transition to deeper, more nuanced intimacy & enhance sexual satisfaction.

The Bible Says Homosexuality Is An Abomination It Says The Same About Eating Shrimp & Pork Alright, let's cut through the niceties and get real about Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. These verses have been weaponized in debates about homosexuality for way too long, and it's time to tear down some misconceptions with a dose of hard truth. First, let's look at the verses: Leviticus 18:22 :"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." Leviticus 20:13 "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." Leviticus is like an ancient rulebook for the Israelites, filled with a mishmash of guidelines – some moral, some downright practical. It's as if God was saying, "Stand out, be holy," but let's be honest, a lot of these rules are so archaic they’re laughable today. Take the no-pork rule (Leviticus 11:7). Back in the day, eating pork was like playing Russian roulette with your health. No refrigeration, no USDA standards. But now? We’ve got cooking down to a science. And the rule about not mixing fabrics (Leviticus 19:19)? Please. Our wardrobes would be a disaster if we still followed that. Now, let's tackle the elephant in the room: the verses on homosexuality (Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13). Some folks take these words as gospel, but let’s put it into perspective. It’s likely these were about boosting population numbers in ancient times. Today, overpopulation is more of a concern than underpopulation. So, why cling to these verses with a death grip when we’ve happily tossed out other outdated Levitical laws? Imagine for a second we followed every single Levitical law today. No bacon, no mixed-fabric clothes, no tattoos. It’s a world where touching pigskin is a no-no (goodbye, football), and sitting on a chair a menstruating woman used is taboo. Sounds ridiculous, right? That’s because it is. We’ve evolved past these archaic rules, so why hang onto a select few? It's blatant hypocrisy, plain and simple. We ignore Leviticus on our plates and in our closets, but when it comes to homosexuality, suddenly, it's the holy word? We’re picking and choosing based on what? Comfort level? Personal bias? It’s not tradition we’re preserving; it’s selective morality. And let’s talk about the term “abomination.” Scary word, isn’t it? But did you know Leviticus throws that word around like confetti at a parade? Eating shrimp? Abomination. Wearing a poly-cotton blend? Abomination. In fact, the word "abomination" appears in the Bible over 70 times. Take a look: Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 7:25 "The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 7:26 "Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing." Deuteronomy 12:31 "Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods." Deuteronomy 13:14 "Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;" Deuteronomy 17:1 "Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 17:4 "And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:" Deuteronomy 18:9 "When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations." Deuteronomy 18:12 "For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee." Deuteronomy 20:18 "That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God." Deuteronomy 22:5 "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 23:18 "Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 24:4 "Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance." Deuteronomy 25:13 "Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small." Deuteronomy 25:16 "For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God." Deuteronomy 27:15 "Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen." Deuteronomy 29:17 "And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:" Deuteronomy 32:16 "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger." Deuteronomy 33:27 "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them." LEVITICUS Here are the 11 verses in Leviticus containing the word "abomination" listed word-for-word from the KJV: Leviticus 7:18 "And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity." Leviticus 11:10-13 "And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray," Leviticus 11:20 "All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you." Leviticus 11:23 "But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you." Leviticus 11:41-42 "And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination." Leviticus 18:22 "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." Leviticus 18:26 "Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:" Leviticus 18:27 "(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)" Leviticus 18:29 "For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people." Leviticus 18:30 "Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 20:13 "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." 1 KINGS Here are the 4 verses in 1 Kings containing the word "abomination" listed word-for-word from the KJV: 1 Kings 11:5-7 "For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon." 1 Kings 14:24 "And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel." 1 Kings 21:26 "And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel." 1 Kings 15:12 "And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made." 2 KINGS Here are the 7 verses in 2 Kings containing "abomination": 2 Kings 16:3 "But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel." 2 Kings 21:2 "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel." 2 Kings 21:11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:" 2 Kings 23:13 "And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile." 2 Kings 23:24 "Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD." 2 Kings 21:21-22 "And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD." 2 Kings 23:32 "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done." Here are all 23 verses in 2 Kings with the word "abomination" listed word-for-word from the KJV: 2 Kings 16:3 "But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel." 2 Kings 21:2 "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel." 2 Kings 21:11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:" 2 Kings 23:13 "And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile." 2 Kings 23:24 "Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD." 2 Kings 21:21-22 "And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD." 2 Kings 23:32 "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done." 2 Kings 21:3 "For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them." 2 Kings 21:7 "And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:" 2 Kings 23:4 "And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel." 2 Kings 23:7 "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove." 2 Kings 23:12 "And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron." 2 Kings 23:14 "And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men." 2 Kings 23:24 "Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD." 2 Kings 21:16 "Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD." 2 Kings 16:2-3 "Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel." 2 Kings 17:10-11 "And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:" 2 Kings 17:17-18 "And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only." 2 Kings 21:20-21 "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did. And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:" 2 Kings 23:26-27 "Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there." 2 Chronicles 2 Chronicles 15:8 "And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD." 2 Chronicles 28:3 "Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel." 2 Chronicles 33:2 "But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel." 2 Chronicles 34:33 "And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers." 2 Chronicles 36:8 "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead." 2 Chronicles 36:14 "Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem." PROVERBS Certainly! Here are the passages from the Book of Proverbs in the King James Version where the word "abomination" is used: **Proverbs 3:32** "For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous." **Proverbs 6:16-19** "These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren." **Proverbs 8:7** "For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips." **Proverbs 11:1** "A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight." **Proverbs 11:20** "They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight." **Proverbs 12:22** "Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight." **Proverbs 15:8** "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight." **Proverbs 15:9** "The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness." **Proverbs 15:26** "The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words." **Proverbs 16:5** "Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished." **Proverbs 16:12** "It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness." **Proverbs 17:15** "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD." **Proverbs 20:10** "Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD." **Proverbs 20:23** "Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good." **Proverbs 21:27** "The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?" **Proverbs 24:9** "The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men." **Proverbs 26:25** "When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart." **Proverbs 28:9** "He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination." **Proverbs 29:27** "An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked." These verses reflect a diverse array of moral and ethical teachings found within the wisdom literature of the Bible. ISAIAH **Isaiah 1:13** "Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting." **Isaiah 41:24** "Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you." **Isaiah 44:19** "And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?" **Isaiah 66:3** "He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations." **Isaiah 66:17** "They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD." These verses in Isaiah continue the theme of critiquing false worship, idolatry, and insincere religious practices, emphasizing the prophet's call for genuine faith and righteous living. The word "abomination" here is used to strongly condemn practices that are seen as contrary to the worship of God according to the values and principles communicated through the prophet. Jeremiah In the Book of Jeremiah from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, the word "abomination" appears in several verses. Here's where you'll find them: **Jeremiah 2:7** "And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination." **Jeremiah 4:1** "If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove." **Jeremiah 6:15** "Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD." **Jeremiah 7:10** "And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations." **Jeremiah 13:27** "I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?" **Jeremiah 16:18** "And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things." **Jeremiah 32:34** "But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it." **Jeremiah 44:4** "Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate." These verses in Jeremiah, like in other prophetic books, often use "abomination" in the context of denouncing idolatry, injustice, and other behaviors that are contrary to the covenant relationship between God and His people. Jeremiah's message focuses heavily on the need for repentance and the consequences of continued disobedience. 

Homophobia spreads negativity like an unwanted party guest. This hilarious guide teaches you to fight back with razor-sharp wit and perfectly timed comebacks.