The Skeptics Annotated Bible (897 page)

Notice, though, that it is God who makes gay people gay, by giving “them up to vile affections.” So according to the Bible, gay people don’t choose to be gay; they are gay because God made them that way (to punish them for God knows what).

(1.26-28)
The natural use of the woman
Paul explains that “the natural use” of women is to act as sexual objects for the pleasure of men.

26 For this cause
God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature
:

(1.26)
“God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature.”

27 And likewise
also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another
; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

(1.27)
“Also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another.”

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge,
God gave them over to a reprobate mind
, to do those things which are not convenient;

(1.28)
“God gave them over to a reprobate mind.”

(1.29-31) I’m not sure who Paul is talking about here, but they’re all a bunch of proud, wicked, malicious, deceitful, murderous backbiters and God-haters.

29 Being
filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

(1.29)
“Filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”

30
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

(1.30)
“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”

31
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful
:

(1.31)
“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.”

32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that
they which commit such things are worthy of death
, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

(1.32)
“They which commit such things are worthy of death.”
Homosexuals (those “without natural affection”) and their supporters (those “that have pleasure in them”) are “worthy of death.”

2
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for
wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself
; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

(2.1)
“Wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself.”
126 Should we judge others?

2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of
God
;

6 Who
will render to every man according to his deeds
:

(2.5-6)
“God … will render to every man according to his deeds.”
304 Is Salvation by faith alone?

7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

11 For
there is no respect of persons with God
.

(2.11)
“There is no respect of persons with God.”
21 Does God respect anyone?