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What does the Bible really say about homosexuality? The answer may very well surprise you. Did you know: * The Old Testament does not prohibit homosexuality as we see it today. Don't believe it? The Torah never forbids homosexuality when examining original language and historical context; the Hebrew word "Toevah" does not in fact mean "abomination" but rather "ritualistic uncleanliness"; and Sodom and Gomorrah had nothing whatsoever to do with homosexuality, but rather with arrogance, idolatry, and a society's blood-thirst for violence. Likewise, all verses in both the Old and New Testaments referring to these two cities consistently state the same...without ever linking homosexuality in any way whatsoever. * The Old Testament speaks of a homosexual affair. The story of David and Jonathan describes this in detail in I Samuel, and climaxes with David saying of Jonathan: "Your love to me was more wonderful than the love of women" in II Samuel 1:26...the chosen Hebrew word for love used herein - "ahabah" - referring almost exclusively to a romantic form of love throughout the Bible. * Christ said that some people were meant to be born gay. Can't believe it? Matthew 19:12 - an important verse that many often miss, ignore, or simply misunderstand - quotes Christ clearly stating that "there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb". He goes on to give three definitions of what a eunuch is, including the above. Furthermore, the Greek word "eunoûchos" was historically used to include homosexual people, and Christ's listeners knew it. * Christ seems to have blessed a gay relationship between a Roman Centurion and his lover. In the Gospels of both Matthew and Luke, a Centurion humbly asks Christ to come and heal his dying "entimos duolos", or "special servant", as translated from the original Greek. It was common in the Roman Empire for some homosexual men to take on a legally-binding relationship to provide rights and legal protection to t