Newest argument for homophobia: Being gay is a sin because you can't refrigerate it

[ck4829]

Last week, Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality hosted Oklahoma pastor James Taylor (no, not the musician) to discuss a summit they attended about health care and the LGBT community. They were upset about a pamphlet handed out at the conference which compared the Old Testament’s prohibition of homosexuality to its rules against eating certain foods, both of which are categorized as “abominations” in Leviticus.

Taylor said that thanks to “refrigeration” it is no longer a sin to eat foods like pork or shellfish, while since there is no equivalent to refrigeration for homosexuality, it remains a sin. He claimed the people who are really trying to “pick and choose” biblical principles are gay-affirming Christians.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/if-you-could-refrigerate-homosexuality-it-wouldnt-be-sin

Fun fact that Taylor probably doesn't know about: Cold storage of food has been used since prehistoric times.

[we can do it]

1. It's pretty damn cold here in Ohio. Does that count?

[Politicalboi]

2. So shellfish has to be

Refrigerated before you eat it?

I saw on the MSNBC scroll that shellfish DO feel the pain of being boiled, so yes it should be a sin.

Also, he must be a gay affirming "christian".

[Voice for Peace]

3. you can refrigerate gay people.. what's the big deal?

[Bjorn Against]

4. I wonder if they refrigerate their clothing made of mixed fibers as well.

[Rex]

5. So THAT is where they (AFTAH) keep their brains?

Cold storage. Got it!

[WilliamPitt]

6. I literally don't get it.

Ow. My brain.

[ck4829]

7. I think that's their idea.

"Makes perfect sense when you don't think about it!"

[Swede Atlanta]

8. Does the Bible say that as long as the abomination food is refrigerated it is okay?

I didn't read that portion...Please someone cite for me.

Also I didn't ready where Jesus said that a fertilized egg was "life" and therefore sacred.

I also missed the memo on where Jesus said that two men or women who are biologically oriented toward the same sex were outcasts and should not be allowed to enjoy life with someone they love.

I'm sure that some Nazi-preacher has an answer to these questions.

[Make7]

9. I don't understand, God didn't foresee refrigeration? ( n/t )

[DJ13]

10. Havent they ever heard the term "cold cocked"?

[Posteritatis]

11. Wait, wait, let's run with this.

You can't refrigerate most abstract concepts.

Can we refrigerate smarmy moralist superiority? Homophobia in particular? Is it possible to stick puritanism in the deep freeze, or preserve evangelical Protestant denominations in a cooler for the afternoon to keep them clear of the dreaded room temperature?

No?

Well, huh.

[Angry Dragon]

12. How can it be a sin if it is not mentioned in the Ten Commandments??

[longship]

13. Make them swim in Lake Superior.

Even at the height of summer that's a dodgy affair. I've done it. You don't stay in the water long.