The Church 's Responsibility Of Persons With Same Sex Attraction

“Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way” (NORC University of Chicago, 2010, p. 1). This push for international acceptance of the LGBT people could not come any sooner. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals as well as transgender individuals from around the world have almost all experienced some sort of discrimination in their lives. This is why there is such a gap between heterosexual and LGBT people. There are hundreds, if not more, reasons for why some people will not accept LGBT individuals and couples, whether it is religion, family values or simply the fact that some people find LGBT people unnatural. This is why the common sufferings

The story “Foundation of the Earth” by Randall Kenan tells us about the life of 70 years old Mrs. Maggie MacGowan Williams. She lives in a small community where religious standards and principles are considered extremely important and people who do something that is not in accordance to the doctrine are frowned upon. Ms. Maggie’s grandson Edward has just died and she found out that the reason he had stayed away from home all these years was because he was gay and married to another man. According to her, she had always followed the laws of the bible and raised her grandson in the church but could not comprehend how he could live his life in such sin. She is trying to come to terms with this new development and keeping it a secret from the community. For the love she has for her grandson, whom she has raised as her own son since he was a baby, Ms. Maggie tries to be open-minded and accept her granson’s sexualilty even though it goes against everything she has believed in her christian values. This story exemplifies that fact that many people believe that christianity and homosexuality are mutually exclusive and do not go hand in hand. Ms. Maggie is trying to take a stand and show people that it can work by accepting her grandson’s sexuality and his husband and still uphold her christian morals. This story demonstrates and research confirms that a majority of people still view homosexuality as a choice; and that the attempt to reconcile between being gay and christian

In conclusion, sexual prejudice has become a major concern in our community and country. It not only has affected individuals physically but also mentally as well. We have made big strides in the United States in accepting lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. This will continue to be a process as we become more educated on this topic. In this paper, I compared

This paper was based on three very interesting stories. All of the characters had unique situations, but could relate in some ways. Despite the negative feedback one receives from the public eye, some people choose to live as they please. No one chooses to be gay, it is more of a lifestyle choice. In “Paul’s Case”, Paul was a confused, unhappy boy. He was thought of as gay because of his interests. A similar situation with Wing, although he was actually gay. Their actions or likes/dislikes are what people used to define their persona. In David’s case, he was gay and he knew it. He tried hard to avoid it because he was ashamed of the situation. This paper consists of the ways sexuality affects oneself, from being bullied because of one’s sexuality, to the people we choose to befriend or the relationships we choose to be in, and also the ways religious people handle their objections to it. All of these people struggled with their sexuality in some way, causing these stories all to have unhappy endings. The authors’ sexuality was what influenced these short stories greatly. Some of their real-life experiences might have been portrayed in these stories to give a better understanding of the situation.

In speaking of sexuality Levay and Baldwin (2012) discussed the great experiences that occur from sexuality, but also stated that “at its worst, sexuality bring prejudice, anguish, violence, and disease.” Even in this day and age, sexuality still requires much more research and educating of society. This article will discuss four topics of sexuality, discuss a couple of recent controversies, and chose one topic for future focus and research.

Growing up in a Christian, hispanic, home I was taught to believe that any form of gayness, cross dressing, or homosexuality was a sin that should be frowned upon. I also attend a church where those who are gay, transgender, or homosexual are seen as possessing an evil spirit that compel them to act “differently” than the way God intended them to act; which in our religion is following traditional male and female roles. Being hispanic also contributed to this view that any LGBTQ act was a disgrace. Neither one of my family members or even relatives have ever been gay, or at least not that we know of, because it is seen in my culture and religion as shameful and immoral.

The issue of whether a loving, same-sex Christian marriage can exist under complete Biblical authority has been one fraught with debate and controversy. This disagreement has notably increased in the past century, with the advent of homosexuality being recognized as an exclusive sexual orientation and the recent Supreme Court decision to recognize homosexual unions as marriage. In these times, more than ever, the church needs to have a concrete and truthful stance on this matter.

The topic of homosexual marriages has been a very hotly contested issue and has in recent years become an even more heavily debated topic, particularly in the Catholic Church. Now, Catholics have always had a very definite stance on homosexuality and more importantly homosexual marriage. They have always had the belief that marriage is, and should remain, exclusively between a man and a woman. I too, being a Catholic myself, held this belief for quite some time until I actually looked into scripture, and I discovered that the Catholic Church has been thinking backwards. Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, homosexual marriage has always been deemed an abomination by scripture, tradition, and holy fathers, but through scripture

It was the people that turned their back on God to invite an adoration of earthly things instead of Him. Man’s vision of morality was distorted and consequently began to associate the unnatural as natural. Homosexuality is a hard struggle that some people live with by rejecting on their inclinations; the people that are affected must see it as extra cross they have to carry on their back to reach eternal salvation. The homosexual movements that ask for equality are right because they deserve them as human beings. However, the right to have a conjugal relationship by the Church should never be approved because it is against the Catholic Church’s Tradition and Sacred Scripture. These movements are so big due to politics, as well as all other earthly things, but one must remember that the passions that separate us from God are the passions of this world. We should not let these passions overtake us; we can control them with the help of the Holy Spirit and Jesus

From a feminist’s perspective 2012 was a huge year for marriage equality. President Obama allowed people of the same sex to get married. The LGBT celebrated by having parades and parties. The course of LGBT rights history continued on. The sacrament of marriage has changed within our society by becoming more sacred. It is the right thing to make same sex marriage legal because if it wasn’t then that wouldn’t be fair to our LGBT community. Catholics can continue to believe their religious beliefs in an appropriate way that does not discriminate against other groups. Catholics can value the sacrament of marriage by sharing it amongst people from different cultures. Nobody, not just Catholics should discriminate against same sex couples because

I believe that homosexuals should be accepted by the Catholic Church and allowed to be married. Homosexuals do not choose to be the way they are. One of the main things the church preaches is love and acceptance. As long as the church refuses to acknowledge that homosexuality is something that is not wrong or sinful, people will continue to use it as an excuse for hatred and discrimination. I have chosen this particular topic, because my cousin is a homosexual. I was able to see firsthand that this was not something that he chose to be. Ever since he was a child it was obvious to all of us.

the Catholic church. Homosexuality is breaking the definition of marriage in the catholic church. For some it is an equal rights issue to legalize same-sex marriage. Because it is addressed within the Bible and by Catholic leaders it is a religious and moral issue.

After careful examination of Biblical texts the Catholic Church teaches that homosexuality is not a sin but rather it is intrinsically disordered. Additionally the church says, homosexuals should practice a life of celibacy . This teaching from the Church causes some religious individuals with same sex attractions to seek opportunities to change their sexual orientation, in order to have a sexual orientation that better matches their religious identity and beliefs. The most popular way to alter sexual orientation is through conversion therapy, a complex process that helps willing homosexuals change their sexual orientation and to find a sense of peace.

Science is uncovered origins a lot of things over the centuries and the human created much great inventions and even explored the surface of the moon; however, one question still on everyone’s mind and science may have solved one of greatest mysteries yet which is: how did homosexuality and heterosexuality evolve? Many psychologist, biologist and scientist may agree with sexual orientation is output from a combination of biological, hormonal, environmental and emotional factors and those many factors that influence to a development of human sexual orientation. However, being homosexual or bisexual is not mentally ill or abnormal in certain ways, although sexual minority is part of social problems that makes output from misinformation or prejudicial attitude. Diversity in sexual orientation has been a subject that has been seen in different perspectives by the different people (LeVay, 2010). Today there are the homosexuals, heterosexuals and bisexuals orientated people are forming a part of our society. This paper conduct an overall study of important and strong factors and provides accurate information and explanation for those who want to better understand development of sexual orientation.

Upon entering this course, my understanding of human sexuality was decent; I was aware of certain aspects of sexuality such as being straight, gay, lesbian, queer, transgender, etc. Nevertheless, I did not realize how expansive sexuality is; it never occurred to me that sexual health, prostitution, marriage, rape, sex trafficking, divorce, families, etc., all fell under the umbrella of human sexuality. Books and essays such as Renee Hill’s Walk Together and David Shneer’s “Out of School” showcased the multiple facets of human sexuality and how terms like queer are not directly related to homosexuality. While sexuality and homosexuality are linked, frequently, people mistake them as being synonymous; before entering this class, I was searching for a definition of sexuality, and often in the thesaurus section of dictionary websites homosexuality and or sexual orientation was considered a synonym of sexuality. Formerly, I too would have agreed they were the same, however, after taking this course, I concluded that homosexuality is just one topic in the broad discussion of sexuality. My understanding of sexuality now is that it