Post-Coital Buttercup

artemispotter:

Leviticus 20:13:

If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

Nice try, Colbert.

King James get the fuck out.

My copy (New American, Saint Joseph Edition, 1970) reads: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; such a thing is an abomination.”

And that’s it.  Nothing else.  Other points:

• The word used originally is actually “torezah,” which just means “unclean under Jewish law.”  So is everything else that is condemned in the Old Testament.
• Leviticus exists as instruction to priests.
• Basically, it doesn’t even begin to apply unless you are a rabbi.
• Also
• Guess who wrote Leviticus
• I mean even without taking into account the staggering number of people who actually wrote it
• In canon
• Who’s supposed to have written it
• I’ll give you a hint
• It isn’t fucking Jesus

There seem to be three popular citations from the Bible against homosexuality: there’s this one, which is bullshit; there’s the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, but as it is that was actually inspired by the residents’ failure to adhere to the laws of hospitality; and St. Paul, who portrays it as a punishment for sinful behavior.  But let’s be honest, Paul’s an asshat and I’m also pretty sure he claims a lot of other terrible things like the inherent inferiority of women, so I haven’t read him much and the translation could be off without me having cared enough to check it.

(Source: drunkonstevphen)

Necrotizing soft tissue infection is a rare but very severe type of bacterial infection. It can destroy the muscles, skin, and underlying tissue. The word “necrotizing” refers to something that causes body tissue to die.

Many different types of bacteria can cause this infection. A very severe and usually deadly form of necrotizing soft tissue infection is due to Streptococcus pyogenes, which is sometimes called “flesh-eating bacteria.”

Necrotizing soft tissue infection develops when the bacteria enters the body, usually through a minor cut or scrape. The bacteria begins to grow and release harmful substances (toxins) that kill tissue and affect blood flow to the area. As the tissue dies, the bacteria enters the blood and rapidly spreads throughout the body.

(Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)