[QUOTE="diz360"] [QUOTE="Guiltfeeder566"]In the Bible, its really only sort of an off hand comment by the LORD. It could be very easily argued that he was denouncing the man rather then the act. Same with masterbation Theokhoth
It is rather explicitly mentioned in Leviticus 18:22 and referred to negatively in many other places in most bibles.
Skeptics Annotated Bible is hardly a good source, just so you know. Here's their first example:
And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him."
What did Ham do? Did he just look at his naked father or was there something more to it than that? Some commentators have suggested that Ham committed homosexual rape on his drunken father, and that this was why Ham's descendants were eternally punished with slavery. 9:24
If one would kindly turn to the verses preceding it, one would know instantly that Ham saw his father drunk and naked, and in a state of total shame.
So why did Noah curse Canaan for the subsequent 3 verses?The "just and righteous" Noah (6:9, 7:1) plants a vineyard, gets drunk, and lies around naked in his tent. His son, Ham, happens to see his father in this condition. When Noah sobers up and hears "what his young son had done unto him" (what did he do besides look at him?), he curses not Ham, who "saw the nakedness of his father," but Ham's son, Canaan. "A servant of servants shall he [Canaan] be unto his brethren." This is a typical case of biblical justice, and is one of many Bible passages that have been used to justify slavery.
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