The character of Beowulf himself in the epic Beowulf is representative of Christ in that he acts as a deliverer to the people of Herot by redeeming them from the evils of Grendel just as Christ delivered people from the evils of their own sins. ... Unferth symbolizes the pharasees who are mentioned in the Bible in that he is jealous of Beowulf and therefore attempts to belittle and test his credibility just as the pharasees doubted the works and biblical knowledge of Christ. ... Since King Hrothgar is responsible for sending Beowulf to fight Grendel to save Herot from the evil of his actions,...

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This is basically saying, do not have sexual relations with that of the same sex because it is a sin. But nowhere in the Bible does it say it is a sin to be gay without having any sexual action. ... Most conservative Christians believe this and look over the fact that it only says it is a sin to act upon it. Christians believe that God's attitude toward homosexuals is that God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. ... The theory is that hormones produced by the developing testes might be produced off schedule and cause the brain's neural networks to develop in such a way that the chil...

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