‘Abomination’ Doesn’t Mean What They Think It Means

How one word became ammunition for selective moral outrage under the guise of Christianity

*“Street Preacher”* by *zacharymcgee*, *CC PDM 1.0*

“Homosexuality is an abomination! It is an abomination before God! Repent now, or burn in eternal damnation!”

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‘Abomination’ Doesn’t Mean What They Think It Means

How one word became ammunition for selective moral outrage under the guise of Christianity

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