Thesis Statements On Homosexuality

The way people ultimately view homosexuality, whether in religion, politics or modern popular culture, is all determined by traditional or changing points of view. This essay will discuss mainly liberal and conservative Christian interpretations of the Bible, including many verses that may support or condemn homosexuality. It will also discuss the political views and laws against same-sex marriage and the social activism in the homosexual community. This is all about view points and it has many conflicting views and arguments.

The topic of homosexuality in religion has many sides. There are those who believe that it is a sin in God’s eyes and according to the Bible, and there are those who believe the God and the Bible are not specific to homosexuals. It is a tough debate based on whether you are a religious person, how you were raised, and where your morals and ethics stand. You cannot truly believe one way without taking into account the other side and have valid proof to back it up.

They must be put to death” (Leviticus 20:13) however there is still no mention on lesbian practices.

The most prominent argument against homosexuality by far is that it is not God’s wishing or God condemns homosexuals. From the scriptures we can see why people may take this approach. "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable" (Leviticus 18:22) and "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads" (Leviticus 20:13) are just two common examples of The Holy Book denouncing homosexual behaviour. From this we can clearly see that historic opinion disapproves of gay and lesbians.

However, the Bible doesn't only list it as a sin, but also as unnatural, as we see in Romans 1:26, Jude 1:7. And in Leviticus 18:22, and Leviticus 20:13, it is called an abomination to the Lord. And in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, we see that they will not reach heaven. In fact, as we see in Jude 1:7, Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of this sin. And yet people still use this same Bible, written by the same, unchanging God (Malachi 6:3), and say, "God says you should accept people and their sins, because we shouldn't judge others." Do you really believe that God would send His son to die on the cross, if forgiving sin was as simple as not judging others? And even if we all become okay with homosexuality, does that even matter? If 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 is correct, and those who practice this sin cannot enter heaven, then does it matter what we think? You can tell me not to judge all you want, but it's not my judgement that matters, and do you really think that you are going to face the Lord on Judgement Day, and tell Him "Judge not lest you be

When looking at the biblical data, the text needs to speak for itself. This isn't straight forward. It's too easy for the student of the Bible to "read himself into the text" (Flatt 1987: 61). The heterosexual exegete may have a natural revulsion to the gay's lifestyle. This revulsion could cause him to prove too much from texts that don't speak directly to the issue. This could be further aggravated if heterosexual theologians and teachers are believed to have imported cultural preferences to their understanding of sexuality, "the very axioms on which biblical hermeneutics and theology rest" (Stuart 1997: 184). The homosexual exegete has his personal happiness invested in the issue. The temptation for the gay reader of Scripture is to actively seek explanations that support a happy outcome, and to reject interpretations that might lead to a frustrated and unhappy

Addressing the pressing contemporary theological issues such as homosexuality, requires an in depth exegetic approach to a text. Further, in tackling controversial topics such as homosexuality it further requires a holistic approach toward a biblical narrative, rather than forming an eisegetical, or a personal interpretive view of a select text. In the following the author will address the texts of Romans 1, I Corinthians 6, and I Timothy 1 through an exegetical process in hopes to address the issue of homosexuality within the biblical narrative.

Much of the argument lies in the Holy Bible, which is a book written nearly 3500 years ago. While the book does state that man shall not lay with man, it also provides the reader with a plethora of other suggestions. It even discusses the logistics of buying and selling slaves. With that in mind, a large portion of the Bible cannot be taken literally, but instead read for the overall message of the book -- which undoubtedly revolves more so around the themes love and acceptance, rather than discrimination on a basis of sexual identity. This is a concept humanity has failed to grasp for thousands of years, and thus the fight against gay rights continues to this day. When arguing for the sake of equality, however, one must raise the question: if Jesus Christ were alive today, what would he say about gay marriage? Would he use words like "faggot," or "dike,"? Or would he walk with them, as he did with the outcasts and lepers of his time? Religious scholars have yet to debate questions such as these, and for good reason. Jesus was more concerned with love than discrimination; to deny that would raise questions of literacy and comprehension. To examine love as a concept, however, is a crucial step in understanding marriage

Lastly, in Genesis 19 it demonstrates Sodom and Gomorrah as a story of attempted gang rape of two "outsiders." Again, it does not say nothing about loving or being in a homosexual relationships, and if we look closely it actually condemns the sort of violence sometimes done to homosexuals. Likewise, Jude 7 talks about a first century Jewish legend that the women of Sodom had sex with male angels. Since it is about heterosexual sex between angels and humans, it clearly has nothing to do with homosexual

That is not to say that everyone is going straight to hell if they are homosexual. “Every human being is called to receive the gift of divine son-ship, to become a child of God by grace. However to receive this gift we must reject, sin including homosexual behavior” (Brom). Rome instructs that we do not judge the sinner; we only judge the sin. While we are taught to not pass judgment on gays for being homosexual, we are to oppose any and all homosexual acts. Pope John Paul II spoke extensively on gay marriage and teaches that, “The presence of the feminine element, alongside the male element and together with it, signifies an enrichment for men in the whole perspective of his history” (Pope John Paul II). Pope John Paul II raises an excellent point; there are fantastic benefits to marriage enjoyed by both spouses. There are many health benefits to marriage: including longer lifespan, improved overall happiness, someone to monitor your health, someone to live for, and shorter stays in hospital. However, the question remains that if marriage is such a wonderful, beneficial thing, why are gays prevented from participating?

It is evident that the scripture condemns homosexuality. We can find it in Rom 1:18-32. As Montoya (2000) stated, “The true biblical teaching on the subject requires the church to condemn the sin of homosexuality, convert the homosexual, confront erroneous teaching, and cleanse itself. The church must be careful not to adopt the customs of the world” (p. 155). However, this writer feels that we need to show love to all and sundry. We are the light of the world. When light shows up in a dark room, darkness disappears. The people that believe in same sex marriage can change the notion of non-believers when they come in contact with the flow of the river of God in our lives. What are the believers doing about immorality in our society? Are we praying for the salvation of the lost souls? This writer supervised gay at his workplace for months without knowing he was gay. A colleague at work came to meet this writer and said” Do you know that Mr. X is gay? I replied and said, No! This writer did not feel comfortable in the first instance, but the thought that came to this writer’s mind was that what would Jesus do. Jesus loves the sinners. This writer used to share his testimony about Jesus with this colleague without knowing his belief. No wonder, this writer used to ask him about his girlfriend, but he used to tell

Theologians and religious scholars have been discussing and studying scriptual arguments in favor of gay rights and utimately marriage equality for over SO years. "The textual evidence is ambigous, at best. So the role of the Bible scolars who support

What Does the Bible Teach About Homosexuality? The Bible The Bible teaches against any sexual relations except between husband and wife. The Bible specifically mentions sexual intercourse between persons of the same sex as among the forbidden acts. Homosexual acts are mentioned in seven Bible passages.

In the meantime, Pope Francis continues to object to accepting same sex marriage, but tolerates homosexuality by claiming we “should not be discriminated against,” and we should not “judge them” for their actions (McElwee). As the voice of God, I believe the Pope should object to any sin to include: homosexuality, murder, rape, slavery, pedophilic, sexual immorality, or marriage between homosexuals, but he takes a laid back approach. Certainly, I understand his intent to bring a larger group of sinners towards God, and Jesus also took this approach, but spoke against those same sins we face today. Throughout history, many cultures have remained very open, about shameful pleasures of the flesh, and many failed in the bible with these same pleasures.

The Bible, of course, condemns homosexuality. It takes no leap of logic to discern that homosexual marriage is also condemned. But our society does not rely on the Bible for its moral truth. Instead, it relies on humanistic and relativistic morals upon which it builds its ethical structure.