Quote Originally Posted by asdf View Post
Exactly. It's notable, though, that Jerusalem is also condemned for the "sin of Sodom" - arrogance and unhospitality - and that same-sex relations are not mentioned.



It is indeed a metaphor - just as when Jesus said roughly the same thing as Ezekiel here:
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.
-Matthew 11.23-24
The fact remains that the story of Sodom in Genesis expresses ****sexual acts and the use of Sodom as a metaphor by both Jesus and Ezekiel does not change the story for your benefit. ****sexuality is still condemned.