Category Archives: Moral values

The Bible and Male Homosexuality: It’s Not What You Think

Posted on March 16, 2017 by mtpeterson1948

My latest As It Is Written column is out titled, Male-Male Homosexuality. It may surprise you, but the interpretation and translation described and discussed in the column is not a surprise to biblical scholars both secular and religious. Give it … Continue reading →

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Tolerating Moral Differences

Posted on July 9, 2016 by mtpeterson1948

The Bible has an interesting take on tolerating moral differences. After forty years of wandering in the desert, the Israelites were a force with which to be reckoned, and constituted a formidable nation in their own right. Ready to enter … Continue reading →

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Being Human

Posted on January 17, 2016 by mtpeterson1948

Genesis 2:7 is rightly famous for revealing that the human was created from the dust of the earth. But, there is so much more that I never realized until I was rereading the text in preparation for next week’s class. … Continue reading →

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Is Male-Male Homosexuality Forbidden?

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mtpeterson1948

I’m in the process of moving a number posts and articles that appeared in a previous (local-hosted) version of this website. This paper (see link below) was written when I served on our synod’s committee studying the issue of gay … Continue reading →

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