{"id":19374,"date":"2015-06-25T09:45:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/?p=19374"},"modified":"2015-06-25T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T14:45:12","slug":"why-did-god-destroy-sodom-and-gomorrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2015\/06\/why-did-god-destroy-sodom-and-gomorrah.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Did God Destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"sodom\"<\/a>One of those interesting details has surfaced which reminds you that everything is connected.<\/p>\n

It is now predicted that the Supreme Court will give its ruling on same sex marriage on June 30.<\/p>\n

The Mass readings for that day are Genesis 19.15-29 \u2013 the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.<\/p>\n

We should be clear. The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was not simply because the city was full of homosexuality.<\/p>\n

The violent homosexual rapists were a symptom of a deeper ugliness in Sodom and Gomorrah.<\/p>\n

We know from earlier in Genesis that the\u00a0cities of the plain were lush, rich and luxuriant. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were also warlike and violent.<\/p>\n

The violent homosexual rapists of Sodom and Gomorrah\u00a0were an example of the decadence, lust, luxury, greed and violence of the whole civilization.<\/p>\n

The sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was, therefore far deeper than a sexual problem. The sexual problem was the symptom of a deep, fetid and stubborn rebellion against God and everything that was natural and simple, innocent, free and good.<\/p>\n

St Paul outlines this sick depravity in the first chapter of his epistle to the Romans:<\/p>\n

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The wrath of God\u00a0is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness,<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>For since the creation of the world God\u2019s invisible qualities\u2014his eternal power and divine nature\u2014have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,\u00a0so that people are without excuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools<\/span>\u00a0and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images\u00a0made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Therefore God gave them over\u00a0in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.<\/span>\u00a0Continue Reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of those interesting details has surfaced which reminds you that everything is connected. It is now predicted that the Supreme Court will give its ruling on same sex marriage on June 30. The Mass readings for that day are Genesis 19.15-29 \u2013 the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We should be clear. The destruction […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":19375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Did God Destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of those interesting details has surfaced which reminds you that everything is connected. 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