Homosexuality and Religion

One of the reasons many Christians treat gay people the way they do roots from the Bible. The

First and foremost, homosexuals are human just like us. They are people who have a calling in life; God put them on Earth with a mission just like he does with everyone else. The Church welcomes homosexuals to the Church as long as they do not act upon their desires. What does this mean? Well we have passing thoughts about actions that are would not be morally right; whether they be heterosexual desires, or wanting to hurt someone. We, for the most part, do not act on these thoughts and they quickly leave our mind. The same thing goes for homosexuals; they are allowed into the Church as long as they live a life of chastity. “Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection,” (CCC 2357-2359). The Church teaches that homosexuals should be accepted with respect and compassion, which is where many Catholics go wrong. “Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God’s will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord’s cross the difficulties that they may encounter from their condition.” The Church does not teach us to go around hating on

Intersectionality is a relevant theory for some gay, lesbian or bisexual individuals. Intersectionality studies "the relationships among multiple dimensions and modalities of social relationships and subject formations" (McCall, 2005). The theory argues, pursues and considers how gender, race, sexual orientation and other categories of identity interact on many and often concurring levels of social relationships, therefore allowing discrimination and social inequity. Intersectionality explains how the notion of social injustice, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and belief-based bigotry such as religion are not independent of one another; instead, they are interconnected, and thereby reflect “intersectionality” in regards to social

Homosexuality is at the front lines of the nature versus nurture debate. Many studies have been conducted, but a clear cause has yet to be found. Anti-homosexuals, consisting mainly of religious groups, believe that homosexuality is abnormal, unnatural, and can be changed. Because of their beliefs, homosexuality must be a learned behavior. Whether homosexuality is biological or learned behavior is still a mystery, but scientists are finding more evidence to suggest the former.

Regarding this issue I have personal experience and for the most part what I've encountered on the one hand are those who adhere to modern theological doctrines of men which redefine sin and claim, "The Bible does condemn homosexuality, but only abusive or exploitive homosexual acts. The prohibitions mentioned don’t apply to us." Or they say, "Same sex sexual behavior is a sin, but same sex sexual attractions are involuntary, so they don't require repentance." And on the other hand are those who adhere to old theological doctrines of men which redefined the Law and claim, "The law is a rule of life for believers. It still applies to Christians." Underlying it all is dialectic "reasoning"—a philosophy (most Christians are duped into using) designed to get you to take your eyes off of Christ Jesus the LORD and turn your ears from His words in the Holy

Many LGBT people don’t accept their call of accepting their sexuality and living their lives simply because they are pressured or feel that they must adhere to the strict sexual regulations concerning the human sexuality as found in the bible. To illustrate this point, in 1 Timothy, a letter written by the Apostle Paul who was converted from judaism, wrote to his pupil Timothy that the old law of Moses was intended for the “sexually immoral people and practicing homosexuals” (1Tim 1:9-11) which has lead many future christians to believe that homosexual people are immoral and transgress against God since the law was intended to point out the flaws of man and regulate their lives in order for them to live in harmony with God and dwell in his presence in the

The predominant idea about humanity is that it evolves over the due course of time. What was a taboo in the past may not be a taboo anymore as time runs; it may even gradually change into an accepted norm. The way society perceives ideas, norms, behaviours and social relationships will also change over the course of time. For instance, homosexuality was accepted as a part of social life in the early Greek City States like Salamis and Sparta. However, over the period of time under the influence of the Judeo-Christian traditions, homosexuality became a taboo. This notion remained till the late 20th century and even today, the acceptance of the so called ‘deviants’ is a matter of social debate; people treat them with social stigma and often isolates

As the physical structure of society has changed year after year, so has its mindset. As many would note, the 21st century people have developed more of an understanding and knowledge on why society acts the way it does and what issues hold more prominence than others. These post-modernists have delved into the mind of the past and uncovered what they believe to be the truth of how humanity once interacted, specifically, when it came to the Bible and its interpretation of homosexuality.

First, we can see God’s condemnation of homosexuality in the Old Testament. Genesis 19:4-11 tells the story of when angels of the Lord visited Sodom to warn Lot of the coming judgment. The men of the city arrived at Lot’s house and demanded that the angels be brought out “that we may know them.” This passage is typically interpreted by pro-homosexuals as an interrogation to discover whether or not these strangers were spies or dangerous. Bailey, author of Homosexuality and the Western Christian, promotes this idea by stating that the true problem in this situation is inhospitality. The men of the city were merely trying to discern what type of people these strange men were, and Lot, taking his role as host very seriously, refused to allow the men of the city to take these visitors from his house. The verb “know” here is used in the sense of “to be acquainted with.”

The topic of discussion for this chapter is sexual orientation. The chapter mainly discusses the different concepts of the terms natural and unnatural, along with definitions of the terms within religion and science. I for one do not find anything wrong or unnatural about someone being LGB+. A person should not be discriminated against based solely on their sexual orientation, they are like everyone else, the only difference is they show interest in the same sex or both. Anyone who is part of the LGBT+ community should not be forced to hide who they are in fear of what others might think/do or made to feel ashamed of themselves. Within the text under the subtitle Behavior and Identity the quote “Love the sinner, hate the sin” is mentioned,

In recent years, evangelical Christians and churches have addressed homosexuality more frequently than perhaps in any other time in the history of Christendom. Christians generally regarded homosexuality for centuries an abominable sin. This rejection of homosexuality was understood as absolute within Christian subculture. Since 2000, however, the progress of gay and lesbian marriage rights has forced the clash between evangelicalism and homosexuality to evolve (Trammell, 2015). This literature explores the four key subjects which research states should be addressed by the conflict resolution helping professional in creating an environment that would employ solution-focused negotiations between the two parties: Transforming theological meaning;

a world view is a set of belief that helps us in understanding the world. Every person has a set of principles which helps him in judging what is right or wrong. Religious rights can be defined as the cultural movements that responds to the changing the sexual values through asserting radical, socially conservative models of the government on time to time. Different cultures have the different religious rights as per their values and belief of religion. There are different religious movements on abortions, lesbian and gay rights and religion in government. I believe that every religion movement and world view need to be evaluated in terms of the humanity. If it is in favor of the person and the good of their welfare, it is good thing then. Otherwise, it is not ethical, or humane, so for instance, in some religions abortion is considered as unethical and inhumane while in the United States, it is legal and ethically moral that all women have the rights to make the decision whether to keep their child or abort the child. Like this, some religious belief is in against of the lesbian and gay rights, as if they were not people like those of us who are heterosexual, which they are the just have a different sexual preference.

Homosexuality is an extremely controversial topic in society today. In Christianity its has become a topic is taboo or preferred not to be mentioned at all. It is a controversial topic because many people think it is wrong to talk about it. Homosexuals serving in the ministry has also become something that many people do not know what to do about it because of its complication. The modern christian church is known to accept and allow them to serve or not. According to the bible homosexuality is a sin against God therefore homosexuals should not be allowed to serve.

Opposition to gay marriage has increased since the summer and a narrow majority of Americans also oppose allowing gays and lesbians to enter legal agreements that fall short of marriage. Moreover, despite the overall rise in tolerance toward gays since the 1980s, many Americans remain highly critical of homosexuals ­ and religious belief is a major factor in these attitudes.

Homosexuality is genetic! How can this statement be true? It is indeed true in the precise fact that Romans 3:23 points out, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Humanity has been cursed with being genetically embedded with sin and a sinful nature. The current worldview is that homosexuality and multiple sexual orientations come from nature, and not nurture. This viewpoint is correct in that it is human nature to sin and seek out one’s own selfish desire. However, No one is prescribing a remedy for this sin. “Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.” (1 Corinthians 15:34) What the world has done is celebrated this sin and deceive youth through their much-wanted desire for acceptance and identity. There is a copious amount of research out there, along with world definitions of each orientation, and a call for acceptance of others’ orientations. There is also the other side of the argument and the fundamental truths that come from the word of God. Various resources are available to help youth leaders, teachers, parents and pastors to have a higher understanding of this cultural issue and the solutions and treatments available for youth struggling in this area. Spiritual leaders in the home, church, and schools ought to be prepared to teach on these topics readily, since this world, in which many youth are daily immersed, will readily present its own point of view with utter