Liberals vs Conservative Christians On Ezekiel, Sodom, And Homosexuality

Theological liberals have accused conservative Christians of misinterpreting Genesis 19:1-28 when they say God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of homosexuality.  The liberals use Ezekiel 16:49-50 to make their case.  

(Ezekiel 16:49-50)"Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.  They were haughty and did an abomination before me.  So I removed them, when I saw it." (ESV) 

The theological liberals assert that this passage shows the sins of Sodom were pride, greed, and not caring for those in need, not homosexuality.  But notice toward the end of the passage the word abomination.  Where have we seen the word abomination before?  

(Leviticus 18:22)"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman, it is an abomination." (ESV) 

(Leviticus 20:13)"If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them." (ESV) 

So we see the same word, abomination, is used in the Ezekiel passage and in the verses from Leviticus referring to homosexuality.  When it says in Ezekiel 16:49-50 "did an abomination before me" it is referring back to Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13.  While Sodom had other sins like greed, pride, and not caring for the needy, homosexuality was a major sin that showed how far down the road of depravity the people of Sodom had gone.  God destroyed them because of it.  

(Jude 1:7)"just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire." (ESV)