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An abomination is anything associated with the worship of false gods or any activity that perverts the way God intended human beings to live and behave. A list of such behaviors may be found in Leviticus 18. Such [[evil]] occurred in [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]] so [[God]] sent the [[Great Flood]] as punishment.
An abomination is anything associated with the worship of false gods or any activity that perverts the way God intended human beings to live and behave. A list of such behaviors may be found in Leviticus 18. Such [[evil]] occurred in [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]] so [[God]] sent the [[Great Flood]] as punishment.
The vagueness of its definition, combined with debates over its validity as a legal argument in Unites States law (considering the laws would equally apply to non-Christians) has led to numerous problems in recent years<ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=142 Stem Cell Research at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=63 Gay Marriage at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=30 Abortion at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=186 Creationism vs. Evolution at Debatabase]</ref><ref>[http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=174 Prayer in School at Debatabase]</ref>.
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[[Category: Abominations]]
[[Category: Abominations]]