Sentences with phrase «acceptance of homosexuality»

Views shifted toward acceptance of homosexuality in every religious category, including evangelicals.

I believe the trajectory toward greater acceptance of homosexuality will continue.

The third major theological option is that of the qualified acceptance of homosexuality.

Third, I wonder about the possibilities of augmented liberation for us all were a greater acceptance of homosexuality to come.

Despite any clinical evidence for or against the therapy, the APA denounces such therapy because, «In the current social climate, claiming homosexuality is a mental disorder stems from efforts to discredit the growing social acceptance of homosexuality as a normal variant of human sexuality.

He taught that natural disasters and man - made horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were God's punishment for acceptance of homosexuality.

The best illustration of what I mean can be found in those three motives you blithely attribute to those «who orchestrate the AIDS campaign»: «to rescue the sexual revolution,» «to gain social acceptance of homosexuality,» and «to transcend morality altogether.»

'» Diaz wrote at the time «that the Gay Games, to be held in New York that June, would lead to an increase in AIDS cases and to wider acceptance of homosexuality by young people.»

Lovelace evaluates the current theological direction, concluding that one can detect in the growing acceptance of homosexuality a «false religion» (its antipathy toward Biblical revelation is a sign), a «cheap grace» (repentance is ignored), a «powerless grace» (the possibility of cure is denied), and an «antinomian ethic» (the balance between Law and gospel is undercut).

But, in the 70s there was even less acceptance of homosexuality in the church and I wonder if Lonnie ever seriously considered that a loving committed homosexual relationship was an option.

In surveying the relevant literature, Mr. Prager is struck by how much emphasis is placed on the allegedly universal acceptance of homosexuality in human history.

«Well - intentioned Christians, believing that being gay is a sinful choice that can be easily changed, speak and act accordingly,» he writes, «recommending ex-gay ministries and fighting against cultural acceptance of homosexuality.

It is obvious by this point that my own convictions favor the full Christian acceptance of homosexuality and its responsible genital expression.

Sheer acceptance of homosexuality would have «implications for our view of marriage, the limitations appropriate to sexual activity, the raising of children and the structure of the family.»

The liberals and the LGBT community now DEMAND acceptance of homosexuality as the norm and try to FORCE everyone else to acquiesce through the use of name calling, bullying, and other pressure tactics.

But Philadelphia was a major step forward in the still - ongoing acceptance of homosexuality by mainstream America.

Fred Phelps had founded the «Primitive Baptist» Church, based in Topeka Kansas, in 1955, based on the idea that all calamities that befall the United States are a result of God's wrath for the apparent acceptance of homosexuality in American society.

Further, it is probable that greater acceptance of homosexuality would have desirable consequences for families and child - rearing: Emotional intimacy among same - sex heterosexual family members would be less inhibited by unrecognized homosexual fears, and syndromes of alienation and destructive rejection of the homosexual child in the family would be lessened.

The Telegraph awarded the show four stars and praised the «wonderful rawness and fierce wit» of his paintings, as well as acknowledging Hockney's wider cultural significance as an influencer on contemporary art and a contributor to the wider acceptance of homosexuality.

Far from being an indicator of social acceptance of homosexuality, a movie such as The Birdcage - sanitized of what homosexuals actually do with their plumbing, and of grim specters such as AIDS - is a very traditional instance of people finding homosexual behavior, especially in its more flamboyant cross-dressing variations, ludicrously funny.

A lot of those who most adamantly oppose the acceptance of homosexuality are those who have had bad same sex or gender experiences as kids.

The acceptance of homosexuality as being a normal, acceptable practice when the Bible clearly states otherwise, is a cause for the spiritual welfare of those that are straying from the path.

On the other end is the view of the Metropolitan Community Churches and of Evangelicals Concerned, both having doctrinal statements most conservatives could sign — except for the acceptance of homosexuality as a viable life style for persons of that orientation.

Allowed public funding of campaigning groups who use health and bullying issues to promote their vision of sexual relationships and the acceptance of homosexuality.

The group's hypothesis is that God is punishing America for its acceptance of homosexuality.

For your point to stand, you'd have to show (which you can't) that the acceptance of homosexuality makes societies less resilient.

«I think violence only makes the case for the acceptance of homosexuality worse,» Hopkins said.

Diaz's opposition to LGBTQ rights dates back to his denunciations — while serving on the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city's police oversight agency — of the 1994 Gay Games in New York, which he warned would lead to a spike in AIDS cases and to greater acceptance of homosexuality.

For the minister's son, Brandon, this is a summer of awakening... and acceptance of his homosexuality.

Applying this reasoning to the case at hand, the Supreme Court found that two of the pamphlets circulated by Whatcott (which criticized the acceptance of homosexuality in public schools) met the test for hate speech, and therefore justified fines and a cease and desist order against Whatcott.