When I went to confirmation class in the Episcopal church, we were told that the New Testament reference was about the tendency of men at the time to have a wife and family, while also having a male lover. The verse was meant to instruct men that their wives and families should not suffer because the man was using family resources for his male partner.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2009-04-16 04:19 pm (UTC)It makes sense to me, at least.