Mr. Pastore wrote a good article recently about the musical "Prop 8" starring Jack Black.  Pastore assesses the purpose of the musical: "The point of the production is to shame the voting public for passing Proposition 8 a month ago, which simply defined marriage in California as between a man and a woman."

Then Pastore turns his attention to an interesting scene in the musical: "At the pivotal moment of the musical, Jesus (played by Jack Black) confronts the 'Yes on 8' supporters for their belief that homosexuality is an 'abomination,' and lifts a shrimp cocktail to them and says that Leviticus also says eating shellfish likewise is an 'abomination.'"

The argument among some gays seems to go something like this: You can't condemn homosexuality based on the Old Testament unless you're also willing to condemn the other odd things that it condemns.  Pastore answers these common objections raised about certain Old Testament teachings.

Read the entire article here.