And what I learned was that it had nothing to do with Scripture or spiritual convictions, but people were acting out of societal
stigma against homosexuality.
Along with Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua of Philadelphia, D'Arcy has been outspoken in warning
against homosexuality in the priesthood.
The accusations were particularly controversial because Long, who is married, has preached passionately
against homosexuality for years.
Just weeks before, the Vatican issued a major report condemning the groups that represent most American nuns, saying those organizations had promoted «radical feminism» while neglecting
teachings against homosexuality and abortion.
Within just a few paragraphs are
warnings against homosexuality, bestiality, mixed fibers, and tattoos, followed by clear instructions to revere the elderly, care for immigrants, and sacrifice animals.
This fact helps us understand the horror of quite moderate African Christians when Euro - American churches dismiss biblical strictures
against homosexuality as rooted in the Old Testament, and therefore outmoded.
The story of Sodom in Genesis 18 was about violence and domination, the same type of event that takes place in prisons and occupied countries, but it was NOT the reason for God's decision to destroy the city, and to use this story as a basis for
prejudice against homosexuality in general is like comparing rape to marriage.
Though the male - female duality in Genesis is foundational, Thielicke believes that the specific Biblical
injunctions against homosexuality have enough interpretive problems associated with them to give the pastoral counselor «a certain freedom to rethink the subject.
In fact, in my experience, I've found that the folks most passionate about waging a culture
war against homosexuality are often folks who don't know a lot of gay people.
Many of us have a powerful personal
revulsion against homosexuality — a revulsion that goes far beyond reason to what almost seems to us an instinctual level.
In this essay, I have referred only to the Book of Genesis and thus have chosen not to mention the prohibitions
against homosexuality included in Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be.
Freedom of expression is in my view a different case: thus the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench got it right when it decided that a former pastor could speak
publicly against homosexuality, short of inciting violence.
In his booklet An Evangelical Look at Homosexuality (Homosexual Community Counseling Center, 1972), Ralph Blair suggests that «part of the task of evangelicals is to abandon unbiblical
crusades against homosexuality and to help those who have quite naturally developed along homosexual lines to accept themselves as Christ accepted them — just as they are — and to live lives which include responsible homosexual behavior.»
I just watched a program last night on PBS about teaching diversity in schools and issues on gay teen experienced in a northwestern Pennsylvania school system and with a particular «family» group that campaigns via various media
sources against homosexuality under the guise of Christianity.
Frank, Since Jesus had absolutely ZERO to
say against homosexuality (and some believe He acknowledged being born this way in Matthew 19:12) it seems to me the burden of proof lies with those who seek to declare homosexual activity to be sinful.
This scripture is rarely used any
more against homosexuality because it is understood by most to mean that the angels were leaving what was «natural» for them (i.e. their spiritual plain) to cohabit with humans.
This scripture is mentioned because it is still used on
occasion against homosexuality by those who interpret the words «strange flesh» to infer homosexuality.
The member of the Ugandan Parliament behind a controversial «anti-gay» bill that would call for stiff
penalties against homosexuality - including life imprisonment and the death penalty - says that the bill will become law «soon.»
If there is any doubt that this is the case, it is further evidenced by the fact that the prohibition
against homosexuality resurfaces in the new covenant (NT), and is articulated in three new separate prohibitions.
From the conservative pastor who used to be an
apologist against homosexuality, but whose friendship with a lesbian woman slowly, over many years, changed his mind.
One reason seems to be the strong stigma in the South attached to HIV infection and AIDS, an attitude that is reinforced by many cultural and religious
attitudes against homosexuality.
It can be difficult in large metropolitan areas to find someone compatible with one's personal requirements for a partner and relationship, but this challenge is made that much more troublesome for those men who live in rural, conservative or culturally - sanctioned
areas against homosexuality around the globe.
Jose Iturralde, the father of a student at Union High School, feels the long
rant against homosexuality that teacher Knox posted on Facebook undermines her ability to teach.
It examines in detail the arguments of certain religious
leaders against homosexuality: the faulty logic, the quotation of scriptures out of their historical context, the convenient interpretation of biblical quotes, the power of charismatic preachers.
Delaney struggled his entire life with poverty, disenfranchisement, and prejudice — not only against his African - American heritage, but
also against his homosexuality.
The case against Stephen Boisson, another Christian, a pastor, who wrote a letter to a local newspaper in Red
Deer against homosexuality was appealed to the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench who ruled in favour of former - pastor Stephen Boissoin.
What if the LDS church took assault and abuse between spouses as seriously as it took its
fight against homosexuality, gay marriage, and / or pornography?
You see it in those Christians who argue that if you don't hold a strong
stance against homosexuality, you no longer have any grounds for arguing against pedophilia or other things that actually do victimize and harm others.
According to the CCRL, at stake is the right for Catholics and other Christians who believe church teaching about human sexuality and morality (specifically,
teachings against homosexuality and same - sex unions) to speak publicly about their beliefs.