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Originally Posted by lagtight
As I noted in an earlier post, it certainly can be used as a synonym (according to Dictionary.com). Not that it would necessarily be wise for me to use the word sodomite as a synonym for homosexual.
"Sodomy" is not used as a synonym for "same-sex sex"
in law, which you said was why you changed your mind about using it. Dictionary.com is about common usage, not legal usage.
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Originally Posted by lagtight
I think I said this already earlier, but as a rule I try to use words that the King James Version uses.
Having said that, I have never myself brought up the topic homosexuality while open-air preaching or when doing one-on-one evangelism. I only address the topic when someone else brings it up. I generally limited my "sin list" to violations of the Ten Commandments when evangelizing.
As I said originally in that 2018 thread, I assumed that you use "sodomite" as a pejorative term against gay people. You think homosexuality is immoral and perverted and so prefer to use a term to describe homosexuality and homosexuals that conveys that attitude. The reason most people don't commonly use it to refer to homosexuals anymore is because most people don't want to convey that attitude and so prefer less value-laden terms like "homosexual."
In that original thread, you also brought up that you use it because it is used in the KJV and claimed it specifically referred to same-sex activity. As Aaron W pointed out in that thread (and as I have argued), this is false. When the KJV was written "sodomy" referred to a broader range of what were considered sexual sins and deviances and not just male homosexual sex, although that was strongly associated with it. The meaning of "sodomy" you are appealing to now from dictionary.com is a later narrowing due to the increased prominence of homosexual identity in twentieth-century culture.
But none of this answers my question. This was all part of the original discussion. Eventually you indicated you agreed that "sodomite" is today considered homophobic and that you would stop using it. I and others there took this to mean that you
didn't mean to use a pejorative label to refer to homosexuals. Beyond just going back on your word, which I guess you don't care about, why did you change your mind and decide to use it after all?
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Although using it that way seems to be a good attention-grabber when open-air preaching on college campuses (see various Jesse Morrell and Jed Smock videos on Youtube for "shock" evangelism).
When I child, the book my family used as a model for evangelism was Arthur McPhee's
Friendship Evangelism, which advocated a relational model of evangelism where you focus on demonstrating your care for those you are trying to evangelize. Seems like a better choice than trolling people for Jesus.