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You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
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A Violation of Nature
Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill emphasize that this prohibition is rooted in the created order. They argue that the act is "contrary to nature itself," a line that even animals, who lack human reason, do not cross. Calvin suggests that for humans, gifted with reason, to engage in such acts is to be carried away by an impulse he describes as "more than animalistic."
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
As with womankind. —This was the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:5), from where it derived its name. In spite of the penalty …
16th Century
Protestant
We learn from these passages that the people were prohibited not only from adultery but also from all sins61 that are contrary to the mo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not lie with mankind as with womankind By carnal knowledge of them, and carnal copulation with them, and mixing…