You said "You are barking up the wrong tree. Let the Bible stand as is it - let it be called unscientific, anti-homosexual, antifemanist, unenlightened, etc. and etc. It will remain long after these other philosophies have died. So will the one who stands in it's shadow."
From the Apostle Paul 50AD-170AD to,
Irenaeus 170AD-320AD to,
Martin 312AD-606AD to,
Columba of the Dark Ages 606AD-1520AD to, Luther "justification by faith not works" 1520AD-1750AD to,
Westley of the Methodist movement or sanctification (clean up your life after justification)1750AD-1906AD to, Marion Branham of the Pentecostal movement or Holy Ghost Born Again Christians.
Lets see, the bible has been set afire and new movements have had landslide effects 7 times since Christ died, and it will never stop moving forward because more and more is revealed to us, it is called Revelation, "upon this rock I will build my church" the rock of revelation. God hasn't died - He is very much alive and thriving and so it stands to reason that there will always be more revealed and more church movements.
For instance, a current event;
while they were "eating, drinking and marrying" (heterosexuals) in Noahs day (Book of Genesis), God flooded and drowned the entire human race – except Noah and his - because of their abominations. I'd say heterosexuals arouse Gods anger in "special" ways. Anger toward a specific culture is not justification for discrimination, inciting hatred and not especially sanctioning such via Gods Word. Sodom and Gomorrah was about pride, fulness of bread, abundance of idleness [prosperous ease], the lack of strengthening the hand of the poor and needy, haughtiness Ezekial 16:49 & 50. Many of the people in sodom and gomorrah were heterosexuals not homosexuals and yet the church has persecuted them forever and are still persecuting them Luke 17:26-30 They did eat, they drank, they married wives ((obviously heterosexuals), they were given in marriage, until they were destroyed. Mathew 24:37-42 they were eating, drinking and marrying when the floods came and killed them all. Isaiah 1:7-31 Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah 17) Learn to do well; seek personal judgement, relieve the oppressed, plead for the widow. 19) If ye be "WILLING" (not forced) and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land 21) How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of ill judgement (judgement of others), (self) righteousness lodged in it. Murderers, rebellion, thieves, everyone loves gifts (bribes), and follows after rewards (rather than seeking God). All the people in Sodom were inhospitable and wanted to rape the 2 angels when Mathew 10:14&15 says to treat inhospitality by leaving that house and shaking the dust off your feet if they won't listen.
Mathew 7:1-5 Judge not that ye be not judged. 2) For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3) And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but considerest notthe beam that is in thine own eye? 4) Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull the mote out of your eyes; and behold, a beam is in your own eye.
1 Corinthians 2:2 the Apostle Paul speaks of his ultimate wisdom (after killing people who did not subscribe to the Pharisee religious doctrines) and his conclusion to his ministry is 2) For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
I think we can safely assume that Paul made a lot of ill judgements of other people and their sins and he realized how wrong he was, he arrived at the understanding that his salvation depended upon faith and not the persecution of people he disagreed with. Phillipians 2:12 Wherefore my beloved, not as in my presence only (he knows what you've never shared with anyone), but now much more in my absence, work out "your own" salvation in fear and trembling.
I think it is understandable that we can never know who or why people are the way they are, so, we best heed Mathew 22:36-40 36) Master [Teacher] what is the greatest commandment of all? 37) JESUS said love the Lord thy God with all your heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38) This is the first and greatest commandment. 39) And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
That is a pretty strong message, Love God and your neighbor as thyself. He didn't say oppress and persecute homosexuals and treat them with less respect than yourself. Nope, didn't say that at all.
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape!