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Originally Posted by Thor
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I like the first part of this response because the poster makes a point of noting that the consistent element in the Leviticus passage has to do with "mixing" inappropriately. The Genesis 1 creation account is very much a story of the divine organization and compartmentalization of the cosmos, and the correct ordering of everything in defiant contravention of the "chaos" from which the world was created. Thus, in this context, homosexual activity is an attempted abrogation of God's creation precisely because it defies the predetermined coital boundaries.
However, I think he is completely wrong about the law in Leviticus serving as protection for men in a culture of honour and shame. Certainly, sexual intercourse was normally conceived as an expression and symbol of dominance and ownership, but this was not the purpose for this rule here. The fact that it is described as abominable quite clearly demonstrates that the issue is cultic, and that the problem is retaining God's honour and favour.