Let No Man Put Asunder
Sam Aurelius Milam III
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The
creation legend presented in the Holy Bible isn't much different
from a lot of other creation legends. It isn't necessarily the most
authentic nor even the most entertaining of such legends. However,
the Holy Bible is the document to which the Christians point as
the source of their authority for imposing upon the rest of us their ugly
doctrine of sin and punishment. So, I take particular notice of any
scripture in the Holy Bible that I believe might be useful to me
in the defense of liberty. When I quote such a scripture, it isn't
necessarily an endorsement either of the scripture or of the source.
I'm just using the Christians' own arsenal against them. They might
discount my own writing as the ravings of an infidel. They can't
discount the teachings of their own Holy Bible.
According
to The First Book of Moses, commonly called Genesis, there
was a statement of intentions during the preparations for the creation
of man. As quoted in Genesis, the statement used the plural
pronoun us. There are several possibilities. One is
that the whole thing is a bunch of hooey. However, if the Holy
Bible is authoritative, as the Christians insist, then the use of the
plural pronoun necessarily means something. It means that the quoted
statement is from a conversation and not from a monologue. Otherwise,
we're dealing with either a God who talks to himself or maybe with a God
who can't use proper grammar. Given only the information at Genesis
1:26, we can't be sure which of the possibilities is the most likely.
However, further information is provided at Genesis 1:27.
| God
created man in his image; in the divine image he created him;
male and female he created them.
—Gen. 1:27
New American Bible |
That
tells us several things. It tells us that the divine image is male
and female. It tells us that the divine image is God's image.
It tells us that mankind was created in God's image, as male and female.
It's reasonable to presume that, as we are like the image, so the image
is like us. We are male and female. So, then, are the Gods.
There were two of them, male and female. The statement quoted at
Genesis 1:26 was from a conversation, not from a monologue.
The
conversation between the Gods prior to their act of creation will be familiar
to any couple that has ever planned a family. The Gods discussed
it and decided to have children. The consequences of their decision
shouldn't be either surprising or controversial. They created a family,
us, our spiritual selves. We're the offspring of the Gods, the children
of the Gods. That isn't the only implication of gender among the
Gods. For example, with things that produce offspring, there isn't
any such thing as only one breeding pair. There's always a population.
However, for the purposes of this article, it's sufficient to note the
implications that are of relevance to the Christian advocates of the ugly
doctrine of sin and punishment.
We
are like the Gods. The Gods are like us. Our behavior is like
their behavior. Their behavior is like our behavior. I expect
that the similarities go further than procreation. As we engage in
sexual relationships for more reasons than just procreation, so probably
do the Gods. If the image is the same, then why shouldn't the pleasures
and the motivations be the same? When the Christian advocates of
sin and punishment declare human sexuality to be obscene, they're condemning
not just people. They're condemning the Gods. Some believers
might call that blasphemy. People have been burned at the stake for
blasphemy. Maybe the Christians ought to be more tolerant in their
judgments of the many different attitudes that people have toward their
human sexuality.
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