http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-07-09-gay-bible_n.htmI know, But I really couldn't resist this story. It seems frivolous to attack the publishers when they aren't the authors but I guess he has to go after who's available?
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CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A gay man is suing two heavyweight Christian publishers, claiming their versions of the Bible that refer to homosexuality as a sin violate his constitutional rights and have caused him emotional pain and mental instability.
Bradley LaShawn Fowler of Canton, Mich., is seeking $60 million from Zondervan, based in Cascade Township, and $10 million from Nashville-based Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Apparently their opinions matter to him to the tune of 70 mil.
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owler filed the suit in federal court against Zondervan on July 7, the same day U.S. District Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. refused to appoint an attorney to represent him in his case against Thomas Nelson.
Fowler filed a suit against Thomas Nelson in June. He is representing himself in both claims.
"The Court has some very genuine concerns about the nature and efficacy of these claims," the judge wrote.
Fowler, 39, alleges Zondervan's Bibles referring to homosexuality as a sin have made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and periods of "demoralization, chaos and bewilderment."
The intent of the publisher was to design a religious, sacred document to reflect an individual opinion or a group's conclusion to cause "me or anyone who is a homosexual to endure verbal abuse, discrimination, episodes of hate, and physical violence ... including murder," Fowler wrote.
I think a 39yr old man needs to accept that if his family will not support him in his lifestyle, then he needs to not depend on them.
To blame the publishers of bibles for their wording is the worst kind of prejudice, you can't blame words on paper for people's actions everyone should be held responsible for their own bigotry. If his parents have hurt him so be it whatever their motivation nobody held a gun to their heads. And if the wording in the bible hurts him personally, rather than lash out at someone else, he should seek guidance from a leader in a gay friendly church.
Frivolous?
justified?
btw the LGBT community has published a Queen James version (from what I've discerned) how about that?