I contend that a reasonable person, without presuppositions or beliefs, could read the Bible and see that a Biblical worldview, in the case of homosexuality, is defined as sin. Therefore, leaders of a biblical community are irresponsible by disregarding their guide book to publicly affirm and rejoice for behavior that their guidebook says brings death.
There are no reasonable people without presupposition or beliefs. If there were, they wouldn't identify a "Biblical worldview." They wouldn't view the Bible as anything different than any other book of stories.
But if there were such people, they would also read that eating shellfish and women having short hair, among other things, are also sins. So how seriously should they take that?
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I contend that a reasonable person, without preconceived ideas, could read the Bible and see a Biblical view that defines homosexuality as sin. I also contend, that a reasonable person, without preconceived ideas could read the Bible and conclude that marriage, from the Bible's view, is a coupling of men and women. I think it would be fair minded for that person to conclude that leaders of a community, that have a Biblical worldview, are irresponsible by publicly "affirming" and "rejoicing" for behavior that their guidebook views as sin. And also irresponsible by encouraging a homosexual coupling for marriage.
How serious they take what they read is the fundamental/nominal distinction you made earlier. I don't think it's necessarily that, but that's fair. In this case though, I think someone whose reasonable could read the Bible for the first time and then read this threads internet article and go
"WHAT?? Did they read the same book I read? Their leaders of a community that uses that book as a guide and their "rejoicing" at WHAT?" I think it's a reasonable scenario and conclusion. I know it's not popular, but this is religion after all.
That same person may not agree with the Bible and think it's unreasonable in todays world, but I think they could make a fair distinction on what a biblical view is for certain issues. Maybe not shellfish, but homosexuality...I think so.
Sounds like you've read the Bible. Do you think a non-religious, reasonable person, could put aside their preconceptions, read the Bible, and NOT see the Bible views homosexuality as sin?