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Sun Nov-27-05 02:51 AM
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123. The "sin" of Soddom and Gommorah was inhospitality

The angels were guests, and the people of the city demanded they be thrown out to be raped--an act of extreme inhospitality towards strangers. In biblical times inhospitality was one of the worst crimes that could be perpetrated, as refusing to offer a stranger shelter, food or other assistance could very well mean his/her death. This, and not "homosexuality", was the sin involved in this tale.

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