The reason I used "sodomy" instead of homosexuality is because I wanted to be clear that I was referring to the acts themselves rather than sexual orientations. Because the argument I often see religious people make is that it is the acts that are sinful, but merely being attracted to one sex or the other isn't. I also thought it would allow for a more historical discussion of the concept and Christian views on it, as the idea of homosexuality is much more recent but the story of Sodom and Gomorrah goes back to the Bible itself.
But all that said, yes, I was aware that the word has often been used in hateful ways but I used it anyway because I thought it would better communicate what I was trying to ask about. It was a mistake on my part and I'm sorry if anyone was hurt by it, as it was not my intention.
The issue is that there isn't really a discussion to have.
If you are a gay male, or a female with a penis in a relationship with either of these two people, 'sex' is either receipt of or giving anal, oral, or a other stimulation.
All of which tend to be problematic for conservative to mainstream Christianity. All forms of sexual expression between same sex (using shorthand here) people is deemed sinful as is by extension anything that 'stirs' from kissing to cuddling. The idea that 'oh it's not the inclination it's the act' is a distinction is one of the most meaningless and nonsense statements Christianity has ever made because it makes no practical distinction and is only offered because 'muh science and muh psychology' and interacting with the human race has made outright condemnation of sexual orientation f-cking stupid.
Anyone who thinks they can
do this, with a strained grin painted on their face, leads to hollowed out husks of human beings on their knees in prayer because they happened to give their partner a hug. (And yes celibacy is a thing, but commanded for the gays and optional for the straights is the same nonsense, but with an extra step.)
The entire history of Christianity as the sum of it's parts has been to effectively gaslight LGBT persons.
So talking about the 'religious view of sodomy'; of anal sex being as it is at the core of some, but not all same sex male relationships and bearing in mind that absolutely no physical expression of love is ever acceptable to some Christians
no matter how much we try and show and love and lead by example, to me as a gay man, is partaking in a rhetorical exercise for no one's benefit.
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