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This is quite the issue you've brought up! But first, here's the verse you were probably looking for in regards to the comic you've sent in: Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable. (Leviticus 18:22 (NIV)) But. This is sort of a huge "but" because it gets close to a pretty big schism in the Church (with a capital C, meaning all churches), because there are so, so many ways to interpret the Bible. To comfort and maybe ease getting into a weighty subject, I brought some stuffed bears with me. They're all named Theodore. Anyway, thanks for coming to my Teddy talk. If you start looking around, you'll start seeing terms like "Biblical Infallibility" or "Biblical Inerrancy" or "Sola Scriptura", among others. We don't have time to go into what all of these terms mean, but each of them is a very different way to interpret the Bible and one's own faith through it. So again, for the people who probably believe that, yes, the Bible is the Word of God in its entirety (ignoring awkward questions about the Apocrypha and how numerous theological debates had to happen to settle on what was even in the Bible in the first place), then yes, you could come to the conclusion that homosexuality (yes, including lesbianism, with apologies to your comic) is indeed wickedness. Other interpretations find differently. These people note that the Bible, as an anthology of writings spanning over a millenia, is in itself occasionally contradictory. For example, Paul in his letter to the Romans, might decry sexual immorality in one section (Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. (Romans 1:26-27 (NIV))), yet in another passage in the same letter say "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." (Romans 12:10 (NIV) and "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." (Romans 12:18 (NIV)). And there are so many other interpretations, one for each variation of Christianity. Some versions of Christianity even call themselves "non-denominational", like, what does that mean? And to make things even worse, none of them particularly like each other. There are churches in Israel and Palestine (I'm just a cucumber, don't ask me about the geopolitics of the region, please) that are actually divided into multiple areas, with some controlling some pretty symbolic spots in Christian history. The place where people believe Jesus was lain in a manger, for example, is technically controlled by one church, but the only way to get there is through an area controlled by one of the other churches. Guess how that turned out? Or broom fighting on cleaning days. There's video of that, just because these different churches really don't get along. But I'm getting off-topic. You asked me what my opinion was about the comic you posted. Or, well, you didn't ask me, but it's my AMA and it's my Teddy talk, so I'm going to tell you. In one of the other questions you asked me, I mentioned that Jesus was a countercultural force. He challenged the Law that had been laid down hundreds of years before him. When he died, the barrier separating the holiest of holies from the rest of the temple was literally torn in two, a symbol of how Jesus had overcome the Law. Qwerty has a few verses for you, too: Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:5-6 (NIV)) And, as a follow up: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV)) We say this at the end of almost every episode of Veggietales, I say it at the end of every post with my signature down there: "God made you special, and He loves you very much." There's no addendum to that, like, we don't say "unless you're a dude who likes dudes or a girl who likes girls or someone who wants to be someone else or are any way affiliated with LGBTQ+ movements". And yeah, there are people on Veggietales staff who disagree with that, and our show might slip up in our messaging because of it. But that doesn't mean I'm not going to keep saying it, and that's what it means to me. Sorry if this got a little off-topic there at the end, but I hope that helped! Did I ever say I was clapping? Have I ever clapped? This isn't like, a gaslighting question or anything, I really don't know. Clapping's pretty hard -- you ever wonder what the sound of one hand clapping is? Well, what's the sound of no hands clapping? -- but holding things is actually pretty easy to do as long as you don't think about it. It's like asking a centipede how they walk with a hundred legs. It's just something we do, and if we think about it too hard, we forget how we ever managed to do it in the first place. So yeah! If you offered me a can of Pepsi, I'd probably be able to grab it.

Well, of course! Why do you think we have not been invaded by aliens? They do not want to risk their Pepsi supply! And not just to aliens! I head to other dimensions as well, giving them fresh otherworldly Pepsi! Have you ever played Doom? You know how Hell invades that world? Well, that is because that world is a world without its own Pepsi Man. That won't happen in this world because Pepsi keeps the demons sated and at bay!

It is great to see you to! Thank you for the Sega Saturn to help me pass my down time! Now, this might sound weird, but my favorite game on the Saturn is Shining Force III! I like some good RPGs to slow down and drink a can of Pepsi to! Secretly switch out her Diet Coke with Diet Pepsi! In my heart, I know Pepsi is number 1! So even if the meme implies we're second banana, if it spreads Pepsi around, then it's okay with me! I have been well, my friend! I have been delivering a lot of Pepsi, seeing the worlds, and having a good time! And I am indeed pleased! I'm glad you have made such a good choice!

As the girl continued to thrash about in the trap that she had stumbled into, Tsetseg was glad to see the others begin to her help. One by one, from Sienna, to Shiro to then Edrick, and then finally Penelope all coming in to offer varying levels of assistance. Yet still, Tsetseg continued to be trapped under the net in spite of their best efforts. Thrashing around wildly, the girl didn't seem to be making much headway herself as she looked to Edrick and Sienna in response to their questions. "Well, see, see. I was just walking in here and then I opened the door - I've been very good at opening doors - and then I went in here to explore some more. But then - then! I stepped in here and there was a clicky noise and then this fell on me and now I can't get ooooouuuuuuuuuttttt!" Giving up for a moment, the girl simply sighed saying, "I'm a net now." "Yeah...hopefully." Alois waved off Gunther's last comment, less focused on the knight and more to his thoughts. He wasn't sure why the name Gunther had said sounded familiar, though that it was provided no end of bother to the boy. As Alois walked away from the bed and to the sword lying around, the boy looked at the weapon. It too seemed to have the same name on it. Bothered still, Alois then began to wonder why exactly he told Gunther of the boy he had known so long ago. There was a clear logic to his thoughts, and a natural conclusion that would explain the connection between the two vague memories. However, he couldn't help but feel it strange that no one would mention either of these things to him or each other for his whole time in the village. Of course, if he had learned anything so far, it was that the Mayor wasn't entirely keen on explaining anything to Alois. All the same, the boy simply put the sword back down on the table he found it from and walked over Adelaide. Pulling one of his axes from its sheath, he presented it to the woman saying, "here, I'll let you do the honors. Be gentle though, these lids aren't that strong, and wouldn't do to split our evidence in half right?"

Hopefully monsters and members alike are enjoying the halloween festivities so far. Things are looking pretty nice, for which I am thankful.