Sentences with phrase «against homosexual orientation»

BTW — The following passage is far more clear than the supposed claims of scriptural condemnation against homosexual orientation / sex / marriage.

Not exact matches

The 1975 Continental Congress on the Family (a nationwide gathering in St. Louis of more than 2,000 evangelicals) issued a statement declaring that «while we acknowledge the Bible teaches homosexuality to be sinful, we recognize that a homosexual orientation can be the result of having been sinned against.»

Let us never use the word «homosexual» in reference to a person, for it is a term that has become an epithet in the usage of those who are biased against persons of homosexual orientation.

Still, in spite of his conviction that homosexual practice is against God's will, Wesley says he has not been able to change his orientation.

What is wrong, what is unnatural, what is immoral and what is gross is intolerance and discrimination against fellow human beings for their sexual orientation and active pursuit of preventing loving and committed homosexual couples from legally being married.

The orientation - essentialist structure, which was meant to be a surefire defense against homosexual debauchery, thereby became the strongest weapon in its arsenal.

I believe that when Bishop Niederauer and many others caution against thinking of homosexual orientation as the cause of sexual abuse, they are asserting that we, and the Vatican, would do better to focus less on the content of a person's sexual fantasies and more on his or her ability to control his or her sexual desires.