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Gay man sues Bible publishers for 'emotional stress' over manipulated 'homosexuality is a sin' verses

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Bradley LaShawn Fowler sues two publishers for $70 million in 'emotional stress'

A gay man filed a $70 million lawsuit against Bible publishers claiming their alleged translations of the Bible brought him "emotional distress."

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to Bradley LaShawn Fowler, the man fighting with Bible publishers, the translations from publishers, Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, were manipulated and used the word homosexuality to describe a sin.

"Fowler alleges that the term homosexual was deleted in later versions by Zondervan but in their 1982 and 1987 translations the publisher uses the term in First Corinthians 6:9 incorrectly," Liberty Voice reported. "The older King James Version, from which his family pastor preaches, has caused him to be cast away by his family for its use of the word homosexual."


For the "20 years of mental instability and emotional distress," Fowler is suing Zondervan for $60 million and Thomas Nelson Publishing for $10 million, according to Liberty Voice.

"Since Zondervan does not translate the Bible or own the copyright for any of the translations we publish, we are not in a position to comment on the merits of how a word should or should not be translated," Zondervan's spokesperson, Tara Powers explained. "We rely on the scholarly judgment of the highly respected and credible translation committees behind each translation and never alter the text of the translations we are licensed to publish."

Gay activists are not new to fighting Bible translations; other activists created their own "gay-friendly 'Bible'" called the "Queen James Version."

"The Queen James Bible resolves any homophobic interpretations of the Bible," a website promoting the book states, according to InfoWars. "We wanted to make a book filled with the word of God that nobody could use to incorrectly condemn God's LGBT children, and we succeeded."

According to Powers, Zondervan only publishes "credible translations produced by credible biblical scholars."

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