Were there non-abusive same-sex relationships in New Testament times?
6/10/2016 Short answer: yes. But why is this significant? Because some scholars try to make this case: 1. There were no loving, non-abusive same-sex relationships in New Testament times. - What relationships there were (so the argument goes), were abusive: master-slave, or older man with younger, teenage boy (pederasty). 2. So when New Testament authors condemn same-sex sexual activity, it's because those relationships were abusive. 3. Therefore, the New Testament does not speak to loving, non-abusive same-sex relationships. As a result, we can affirm loving, non-abusive relationships that involve same-sex sexual activity. The underlying moral logic to this revisionist argument is: same-sex sexual activity condemned by Scripture is sinful because these relationships are abusive, not because they are two people of the same sex . Read more at http://www.bransonparler.com/blog/were-there-non-abusive-same-sex-relationships-in-new-testament-times...