But, the Texas Supreme Court found it did not matter whether Coach Monterrubio was motivated
by homosexual desire or not.
Not exact matches
This becomes thornier yet for those who discern in themselves a «
homosexual orientation,» as they adopt an identity distinguished essentially
by a set of genital sexual
desires that can not morally be fulfilled.
Though I am encouraged that Hill sees potential hazards in the use of terms like «gay Christian» and «
homosexual Christian,» he, along with Gonnerman and Tushnet, may not sufficiently recognize the problems with describing or defining a person in terms of his or her affective
desire for the same sex (whether that
desire is relational, romantic, or sexual), in place of the clear definition of our sexual identity revealed to us
by Scripture and the Church.
In February's Public Square (While We're At It), Richard John Neuhaus responds to a Christianity Today article
by a married ELCA parish council member and youth group leader who discussed his
desire to be able to share with his church his struggle with a
homosexual inclination.
Do that
homosexual or heterosexual and you will find your
desires aligning more with His
desires day
by day and you eventually will not even miss those sins you so loved before Christ came into your life.
(NB: In this context, «
homosexual» means someone with dominantly same - sex
desires, while «gay» refers to a person whose self - identity is determined
by such
desires.)
Even though my writing these words —
homosexual conduct is sinful, and
homosexual desires are objectively disordered — makes it very nearly impossible for me to be employed
by a Fortune 500 company, become a professor at a major university, get appointed to government office, or in any way receive preferment in establishment institutions in America.
The films are Christine Vachon's «A Man In Your Room» (1984), about a priest haunted
by his
desire for an impish young man and Haynes» first film «Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud» (1985), which depicts the poet as a
homosexual outlaw.