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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Women were literally considered to be property. So, the statement in Leviticus 18:22 that "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination" is in reference to this. For a man to lie with another man as he would lie with a woman is to place the other man, sexually, in the same position as the woman, thus treating him as property is treated, which is not how men should be treated.
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The problem I see with this theory is the use of the word "abomination". It is a strong word, suggesting that the act of lying with another man is disgusting, not that it would be a violation of the other's rights as an equal man.
Of course, perhaps the intention of the statement was quite different originally and has been lost in translation.