
Under what circumstances this condemnation became part of the jewish, christian and moslem communities is a question that has been widely argued.
By Philippe Somonnot
What the Bible says about homosexuality
Even if we have the the tendency of forgetting, the bible’s condemnation of homosexuality is unquestionable: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination” Leviticus 18:22
“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 20:13.
This condemnation which could lead to the death penalty is not to be found in many other cultures, even more so, those that precede the birth of judaïsm, christianism and islam.
Under what circumstances this condemnation became part of the jewish, christian and moslem communities is a question that has been widely argued.