Newsmax.com ran an article about Bradley LaShawn Fowler, a gay man, suing two publishers of Bibles, Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, because he was offended by their use of the word "homosexual." [opinion light goes on] Maybe he's taking this route because the odds of winning a big jackpot through litigation are higher than playing the lottery. [/opinion] "Fowler, who is representing himself in both lawsuits, claims the publishers are misinterpreting the Bible by specifically using the word homosexuals, which made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and periods of demoralization, chaos and bewilderment."
The two publishers defended themselves by saying, “We rely on the scholarly judgment of the highly respected and credible translation committees behind each translation and never alter the text of the translations we are licensed to publish.”
UPDATE: Another sign of the end times, from Reuters.
"An Italian court has ruled the government must pay 100,000 euros (79,981 pounds) in damages to a man who was told to retake a driving test because he was homosexual.
"When 26 year-old Danilo Giuffrida told doctors he was gay at his medical examination for military service, they passed the information to the transport ministry, who told him he must repeat his driving test or have his licence withdrawn due to his 'sexual identity disturbance.'
"Giuffrida agreed to re-take his test, passed it for a second time, but the ministry renewed his licence for just one year rather than the usual 10 years because of his homosexuality....."
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