The full story reveals the irony in the conservative’s use of the story as emblematic of God’s judgment and disgust for the “sins of the flesh.” After Lot and his family fled the two cities, and Lot’s wife turned to a pillar of salt, Lot and his two daughters hid out in a cave, thinking that God had destroyed the world. The older of the daughters convinced the younger that they would never enjoy the pleasures of the flesh, as all the men had been destroyed. Together, they conspired to get Lot drunk with wine and to learn from him the depths of his “carnal knowledge.” Sure enough, it worked, and little sis enjoyed it so much, she got her fill twice.

I’d bet if the conservs read the entire story, they wouldn’t be so quick to judge, now would they? After all, the two cities were destroyed for their indulgence in the “sins of the flesh,” but what became of the chosen few? Oh, they got drunk and screwed — keeping it all in the family.

The story about Lot and his family actually has more to do with mercy and hope than judgement and damnation. People forget that so easily. God promised to spare the entire city of Sodom if he could find just one righteous person within the city. Even then, he allowed a way out for Lot and his family, not allowing them to be destroyed with the city. Just my take.

Zach, you should warn me before you write stuff like this. You nearly made me do a spit take on my keyboard.

By the way, the very same person has struck again. I’m not going to say that she’s thick headed, but she actually wrote the following:

“Zach, I didn’t mean this blog was a sodomite blog. But it is hosted on a sodomite website, Queer Voice.”

Then she had the gall to follow up with a “no offense.”

I’m seriously holding back… REALLY restraining myself… REALLY, REALLY restraining myself… If we remove the warning labels, do you think she’d take care of herself?

I always enjoy Aunt Kathy, but her absence is just as enjoyable for your point of view.

lane

Sulfur (Sanskrit, sulvari; Latin sulfur or sulpur) was known in ancient times, and is referred to in the Biblical Pentateuch (Genesis). The word itself probably is from the Arabic sufra meaning yellow, from the bright color of the naturally occurring form, although the Sanskrit name for sulfur, sulvari could also be interpreted as meaning “enemy of copper”.[citation needed]

English translations of the Bible commonly refer to sulfur as “brimstone”, giving rise to the name of ‘Fire and brimstone’ sermons, in which listeners are reminded of the fate of eternal damnation that awaits the nonbelieving and unrepented. It is from this part of the Bible that Hell is implied to “smell of sulfur”, although as mentioned above sulfur is in fact odorless. The “smell of sulfur” usually refers to the odor of hydrogen sulfide, e.g. from rotten eggs. Burning sulfur produces sulfur dioxide, the smell associated with burnt matches.

so I guess the deal is that brimstone aka sulfer has to be combined with fire to be stinky, thus the fire ‘n brimstone stuff.

the whole story of Lot & his family is more than a little weird.