Romans 1:26-32

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

In Romans 1, we find that a portion of it is referring to God’s wrath against mankind. In addition, we find that the reason for this wrath is that these people know God but ignore him and his teachings. Because of this, he turns them over to homosexual desires. He then also turns them over to a reprobate mind, which is one that is vile and sinful and has turned away from God. In other words, God turns these people into perverted homosexuals, then says that they should be put to death.

Some have suggested that when it says he gave them over that it implies that God simply allowed them to do these things. If something is given to you, then it has been placed in your possession. If these people were given over to sin, then they were placed in the possession of sin. Furthermore, they were placed there by God. There is no suggestion in this passage that such people decided to be homosexuals, but rather that God placed them in a homosexual mindset for knowing him and going against him.

What kind of morality is this? Would a just god make people a certain way and then condemn them to death for how he caused them to be? Well, I suppose that’s what he’s done from the beginning. Any failing of man is indeed a failing of God to make us correctly so that we do not fail. In this instance, he took people, altered their minds so that they would be more prone to sin, and then said they should be killed for it. It sounds to me like someone was just trying to justify killing homosexuals, because this in no way, shape, or form resembles any kind of sane morality. The suggestion here is that either homosexuals are people who go against God and because of that they deserve death, or it’s a weak insult suggesting that all those who go against him are gay.

Perhaps the Westboro Baptist Church is right and it is true that God hates fags. In any case, it is childish and narrow-minded. This does not sound like the work of an all-loving god. Then again, it has been proven time and time again that God is not all-loving, that he is either an evil bastard or is simply imaginary. Anyone with any shred of morality would see that whether such a god exists or not, it is our moral duty to oppose him and his teachings.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

According to 2 Timothy 3, all scripture is inspired by God and illustrates how he believes we should live a good, moral life. These verses are often used to encourage others to read the King James Bible, which The Devil’s Highlighter completely supports.

By using the term scripture, Paul could be referring to the Old Testament specifically or perhaps to the entirety of the King James Bible. Either way, all scripture can be used to determine what is right from what is wrong. This includes the support of rape, slavery, and genocide that are not only condoned but requested or even performed by God on several occasions. These verses lay the blame directly on God for all of the atrocities of the King James Bible.