In addition, some Ancient Jewish Scholars made claim that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was not due to the sexual antics of the citizens, but their lack of consideration for the poor and homeless of their people. It should be noted, that some scholars of ancient times dispute the reference to this story, that the term used did not refer to the Men who visited Lot, to mean engaging in sex with the strangers. History (Legend): Later interpretations of this passage in the Bible, has led to the Religious acceptance of Homosexuality being an 'abomination' unto GOD, hence their objection to the modern day legalization of Homosexuality. They claim that Lot's disgust, and offering of his virgin daughters was an attempt at compromise, so as to spare the 2 Angels such a vile treatment. While the term, as used within the Bible, generally referred to such language as meaning sexual relations, the story is unclear as to if that was the meaning applied here, though Religious Scholars over the Centuries have ASSUMED it to mean just that. The story talks about how the citizens (men) of the City approached Lot, demanding he bring the 2 strangers forward so they 'could know them better' which is supposed to mean, engage in sex with them. Modern day laws, many of which are being repealed or replaced, are based on the Biblical Tale of Sodom and Gomorrah, in which 2 Angels were sent to determine if the City should be razed. (Sexual Deviant Acts) History of sodomyĬomes from the Ecclesiastical Latin words 'peccatum Sodomiticum' meaning the 'Sin of Sodom' from the biblical reference to Sodom and Gomorrah It can include any so called 'unnatural sexual act' hence today's more modern terminology for such sexual acts. In Biblical terms, well, it is a bit difficult to tell exactly what the term means, or in a religious sense even. It can also refer to a man having oral sex with another male. In today's legal terms, this is the act of one man engaging in anal sex with another male. Referred to in legalese, as being anal sex between two men, and can include felatio.