Every sermon I have ever heard about Sodom and Gomorrah has confidently asserted that homosexuality was the cause of their demise.  I have heard sermons chastise cities like San Francisco and other sexually promiscuous cities by referring to them as modern “Sodom and Gomorrahs.”  There is no shortage of laments about how “the gays” are taking over the country .  And I’m sure the recent passage of gay marriage in NY is going to add lots of fuel to many new Sodom sermons.

Let me be clear: Scripture in no way condones homosexual practice.  Engaging in Homosexuality is no different than engaging in adultery or pre-martial sex for that matter: all of these are violations against the covenant of marriage.  But the Scriptural legality of homosexuality is not the issue in this post: the question is why did God destroy Sodom?  It may not be for the reason you think.

I recently received this thoughtful question that deserves some important consideration: Should admission to a Passover Seder be offered to the public?  The original discussion of Passover indicates that it was made for families (Exodus 12:3) and that it was to be a holy assembly (Exodus 12:16).  If this is the case, why hold public festival observances?  Should pre-believers be allowed to partake?  Thus it is a good thing to ask how “kosher” it is to offer a Seder to unbelievers, let alone to hold one in a public forum.

I’ll spare you the drama: yes we have every scriptural right to hold public Seders.  How, you might you ask?  There are at least two main ways to address this.