Recently, I've been seeing a few people use the term "clobber verses" to refer to those biblical verses that are generally understood as condemning homosexual practice. Generally, I'm seeing it come from people who believe that Christianity and homosexuality are compatible. I'm curious where this term came from, if it's been around awhile, and if it's ever used to refer to verses on other subjects.
My impression of the term is that it is used to shut down discourse; the verses simply don't mean that, and that is that. As far as I can tell, a reasonable case might be made for some of the verses being ambiguous, but I simply don't think it's possible to reasonably argue that the passage in Romans 1 can be read any other way (and really, all that is needed is one unambiguous verse). Thus, I just don't see the loophole there that so many would like to see, and thus, I don't think it's fair to shut down this discussion like that.
My impression of the term is that it is used to shut down discourse; the verses simply don't mean that, and that is that. As far as I can tell, a reasonable case might be made for some of the verses being ambiguous, but I simply don't think it's possible to reasonably argue that the passage in Romans 1 can be read any other way (and really, all that is needed is one unambiguous verse). Thus, I just don't see the loophole there that so many would like to see, and thus, I don't think it's fair to shut down this discussion like that.
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