# The Bible REALLY says that being gay is bad, mmkay?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 5, 2000, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-really-says-that-being-gay-is-bad-mmkay/39826 "2000-11-05T18:51:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![smartt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@smartt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartt)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-really-says-that-being-gay-is-bad-mmkay/39826/1 "2000-11-05T18:51:04Z")

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As I’ve heard, there are NO mention of saints in the Bible, so I guess there are lotsa things that aren’t there too - no matter what Jimmy Swaggart says. What do you think?

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-really-says-that-being-gay-is-bad-mmkay/39826/2 "2000-11-05T19:04:07Z")

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I think you should explain what the General Question is here.

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**Author:** ![smartt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@smartt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartt)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-really-says-that-being-gay-is-bad-mmkay/39826/3 "2000-11-05T19:08:44Z")

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Roit. General question is, the Bible REALLY says that homossexuality is wrong and a sin?

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-really-says-that-being-gay-is-bad-mmkay/39826/4 "2000-11-05T19:14:32Z")

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Gotcha. Many people intrepret the Bible in different ways, creating something of a (wait for it…) **Great Debate**. Please repose your question/argument/whatever in the appropriate forum.

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