Whatever the Bible says on the issue is irrelevant as it only pertains to people who believe anyway! It certainly should not be allowed as an excuse for discrimination. And let's get clear the same book that denounces homosexuality suggests that a son who is accused of being a drunkard and of being rebellious to his parents should be taken to the gates of the city and stoned to death by all the men of the city! It then also states that when at war you can take a female of the beaten population and bring her home where she should shave her hair; then she can mourn for her parents for a month; and after that you can go into her but if she doesn't please you then she can be let go as long as you don't sell her! (Deuteromony 21) Let's get clear this is all very interesting in seeing how ancient peoples thought but has no relevance to human rights and equality in the 21stC