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tar~bal >:

> WWJD?

The NT isn't exactly a model of consistency, but according
to 1 Cor. 7:1 and Matt. 19:12 Jesus teaches against the
practice of heterosexuality ("It is good for a man not to touch
a woman") and approves of those people "which have made
themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake," accepting
marriage only as a concession to human weakness. In Luke
20:34-36 (though not its milder parallels) he goes even
further, arguing that marriage belongs to "the children of this
world," not to "the children of the resurrection" (also
called "the children of God") worthy of a place in the world to
come.

Jesus is similarly critical of the natural family, as he's
pictured in the Gospels: he teaches to "call no man your
father upon the earth" (Matt. 23:9), rejects his mother and his
brothers (Matt. 12:47-50), and makes hatred of life and
family a prerequisite for discipleship. (Luke 14:26.) So much
for normality.

-- Catawumpus