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The term ''sodomy'' derives from the name of the ancient city of [[Sodom]], which according to the [[Bible]] was destroyed by God for its misdeeds ([[Sodom and Gomorrah]]), and in | The term ''sodomy'' derives from the name of the ancient city of [[Sodom]], which according to the [[Bible]] was destroyed by God for its misdeeds ([[Sodom and Gomorrah]]), and in that time's common language identifies the practice of permiscuous sex. Now, the misdeeds of Sodom can been understood to be anal sex, by the NEW interpretation of the bible's words; but some people today interpret its misdeeds to be homosexual [[rape]], not sex within the context of a homosexual relationship. Further, this interpretation seems to be contradicted by [[Ezekiel]] 16:49 which states: "Only this was the sin of your sister Sodom: arrogance! She and her daughters had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquillity; yet she did not support the poor and the needy". It is in the book of [[Jude]] (1.4, 7, 8) that an explicit recall to fornication is available: "Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities". It is around 96 AD, that Josephus first used (in his ''Antiquities'') the term sodomy to mean permiscuous acts. | ||
Revision as of 02:11, 23 July 2003
fr:Sodomie Sodomy is a term with various meanings:
- Sodomy is a term used in sodomy law for various forbidden sex acts
- Sodomy is a specific word for the act of anal sex
- Sodomy is a general word for sexual acts perceived by the speaker to be "unnatural", which may include some or more of homosexual sex, oral sex, bestiality, paedophilia, and anal sex
Biblical Sense
The term sodomy derives from the name of the ancient city of Sodom, which according to the Bible was destroyed by God for its misdeeds (Sodom and Gomorrah), and in that time's common language identifies the practice of permiscuous sex. Now, the misdeeds of Sodom can been understood to be anal sex, by the NEW interpretation of the bible's words; but some people today interpret its misdeeds to be homosexual rape, not sex within the context of a homosexual relationship. Further, this interpretation seems to be contradicted by Ezekiel 16:49 which states: "Only this was the sin of your sister Sodom: arrogance! She and her daughters had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquillity; yet she did not support the poor and the needy". It is in the book of Jude (1.4, 7, 8) that an explicit recall to fornication is available: "Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities". It is around 96 AD, that Josephus first used (in his Antiquities) the term sodomy to mean permiscuous acts.
