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b'In today\\u2019s episode, we answer a very interesting Tumblr question on why Christians continue to throw Leviticus verses and clobber passages against queer folks. \\u201c…if the Old Testament laws were abolished why do Christians continue to use them so intensely against us?\\u201d\\nWe then queer the text from Genesis about Joseph and his envious brothers. Joseph of Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat fame who was then sold to Midianite traders because his siblings couldn\\u2019t tolerate their jealousy anymore. But how do we, queer folks, interpret this passage? Make sure you stay tuned.\\xa0\\nThings we talked about:\\n\\nFr. Shay\\u2019s lockdown realizations: adjusting to the new normal [0:51]\\nBrian\\u2019s life updates: relationships; reconnecting; conflicts and intimacy [3:47]\\nTumblr question [9:00]\\n\\u201cAbomination\\u201d looks good on posters [9:42]\\nConservative evangelical Christians do a sloppy read of the Bible [10:55]\\nQueering the Bible: Genesis [17:16]\\nFiguring out why one is oppressed [20:58]\\nBIG dreams can be scary for people [22:23]\\nPeople who openly talk about their dreams are getting death threats [25:33]\\nProtecting the dreams of others [26:02]\\n\\nResources for this episode\\n\\nSanctuary Collective\\nHow you can know it\\u2019s OK to be LGBTQ & Christian? (What to do with the \\u201cclobber passages\\u201d)\\nMore \\u201cis it OK\\u201d resources\\nRabbi Ruti Regan\\nRabbi Danya Ruttenberg\\nHow To Read The Bible\\n\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology\\nIf you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\xa0\\nGenesis 37:1-4, 12-28\\nJacob lived in the land of Canaan where his father was an immigrant. This is the account of Jacob\\u2019s descendants. Joseph was 17 years old and tended the flock with his brothers. While he was helping the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father\\u2019s wives, Joseph told their father unflattering things about them. Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was born when Jacob was old. Jacob had made for him a long robe. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of his brothers, they hated him and couldn\\u2019t even talk nicely to him.\\n \\nJoseph\\u2019s brothers went to tend their father\\u2019s flocks near Shechem. Israel said to Joseph, \\u201cAren\\u2019t your brothers tending the sheep near Shechem? Come, I\\u2019ll send you to them.\\u201d\\n \\nAnd he said, \\u201cI\\u2019m ready.\\u201d\\n \\nJacob said to him, \\u201cGo! Find out how your brothers are and how the flock is, and report back to me.\\u201d\\n \\nSo Jacob sent him from the Hebron Valley. When he approached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field and asked him, \\u201cWhat are you looking for?\\u201d\\n \\nJoseph said, \\u201cI\\u2019m looking for my brothers. Tell me, where are they tending the sheep?\\u201d\\n \\nThe man said, \\u201cThey left here. I heard them saying, \\u2018Let\\u2019s go to Dothan.\\u2019\\u201d So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.\\n \\nThey saw Joseph in the distance before he got close to them, and they plotted to kill him. The brothers said to each other, \\u201cHere comes the big dreamer. Come on now, let\\u2019s kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns, and we\\u2019ll say a wild animal devoured him. Then we will see what becomes of his dreams!\\u201d\\n \\nWhen Reuben heard what they said, he saved him from them, telling them, \\u201cLet\\u2019s not take his life.\\u201d Reuben said to them, \\u201cDon\\u2019t spill his blood! Throw him into this desert cistern, but don\\u2019t lay a hand on him.\\u201d He intended to save Joseph from them and take him back to his father.\\n \\nWhen Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped off Joseph\\u2019s long robe, took him, and threw him into the cistern, an empty cistern with no water in it. When they sat down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with camels carrying sweet resin, medicinal resin, and fragrant resin on their way down to Egypt. Judah said to his brothers, \\u201cWhat do we gain if we kill our brother and hide his blood? Co'