Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran He also sponsored a bill for the protection of badgers, and was once asked why this effort had failed whereas decriminalising homosexuality had succeeded. Arran is reported to have replied: "There are not many badgers in the House of Lords." Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran (5 July 1910 – 23 February 1983) was a British politician and the Conservative whip in the House of Lords. He is known for leading the effort in the House of Lords to decriminalise male homosexuality in 1967. His father was Arthur Gore, 6th Earl of Arran, and
Homosexuality in the New Testament "vile affections") translates , In the expressions "natural use" and "contrary to nature", "nature" translates φύσις, i.e. "Physis". The term "error" translates "planē" (lit. "straying, wandering") The authenticity of the passage is in doubt; several scholars since the mid-20th century have proposed their being part of a larger non-Pauline interpolation. The passage has been described by Hilborn (2002) as "the most important biblical reference for the homosexuality debate". It is also the only known specific reference in the Bible to female homosexuality. Hilborn (2002) argues that in the wider passage (Romans 1:18-32) Paul writes that the "global scope of salvation