Coulter's claim is that the correct translation should be a "sex addict." Personally, I find the meaning fairly simple to see. A soft, weak willed, male prostitute who takes an active role is a homosexual. With arguments like these, homosexuals are attacking the validity of the Bible and its translations. They are also bringing up verses like Colossians 3:11-12 which says: .where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering; Using this verse they are showing that in Christ, we are all the same and we should treat each other as such. They claim that homosexuality is an "orientation" and should be treated like ethnicity (neither Greek nor Jew). The research of Dean H. Hamer, Ph. D. has also been used as a defense for homosexuality being innate rather than a conscious decision. Hamer claimed that he had discovered the gene connected to homosexuality in an experimental study he conducted in 1993. In 1999, however, a team of researchers at the University of Western Ontario, in a more extensive study, could not find the gene Hamer said he had found. This was obviously less publicized than Hamer's claims. The Issue The issue now facing the church is whether or not homosexuals should be accepted into the church, married by the church, and/or ordained within the church. Christendom has been split on this issue for quite sometime now. The more liberal sects have already accepted homosexuality into their churches. The conservative churches have refrained on the basis of correct interpretation of the Bible. The Religious Liberty issue that arises revolves around the autonomy of the church. Most denominations have taken the stance that they will take no stance, hence, they leave the decision to the individual churches within their denomination.
