When conservative Christians call gay men devils we must remember that the conservative religious authorities of Israel called Jesus Beelzebul, which is a name for the devil.
"And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, 'He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.'" Mark 3:22 (NRSV)
This is basically subterfuge used to discredit Jesus.
And conservative Christians have a similar motive.
But gay men are no more devils than you are.
And the vehemence of Christian objections betrays their fear.
This is homophobia - fear of homosexuals.
It is not based in fact.
And it is not true!
[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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