Sentences with phrase «n't about homosexuality»

(I believe the OT verses do as well, but there has been some dispute as to their meaning) Finally Luke said the story of Sodom isn't about homosexuality.

«I'm grateful to my core that I left TEC before 2003,» Sausele says, referring to the fact that her departure happened before the election of Bishop Robinson and therefore was not about homosexuality.

S&G is not about homosexuality, that is established and my argument is now on my blog.

Not exact matches

At some point, we'd actually have to agree to disagree that homosexuality is a sin, and therefore not prejudice decisions about ministry and even marriage on being gay.

Check out «What the Bible Says — and Doesn't Say About Homosexuality» at http://www.sourforce.org/article/homosexuality-bible for a quick introduction and summary.

I wish I was shocked at some of the bigoted comments on here about homosexuality, but sadly I'm not.

At that point, it was about masturbation only (no one had made a comparison to homosexuality), so, without much personal stake in the debate, I thought to myself «See, this is why people don't like the answers, not (always) because it doesn't let them do what they want, but because the answers are sometimes very poor indeed.»

Regardless, we are not even under the law according to Judaism — we follow the Noahide ideals... and there is no Noahide law about homosexuality (we may use the Torahnic ideals as a guide — which is basically what I am doing above).

People balked at the comparison of gluttony to homosexuality... and I guess my question was why is one so charged with guilt and emotion while the other we don't really care so much about.

I may be Catholic, but I'm not a maniac about it, runs their unofficial subtext — meaning: I'm happy to take credit for enlightened Catholic positions on the death penalty / social justice / civil rights, but of course I don't believe in those archaic teachings about divorce / homosexuality / and above all birth control.

ian... not sure which part you wanted me to reply on, but I will take issue with yr point about homosexuality being a threat to human existence.I'm no expert on the subject, but I think we cd safely assume that the phenomena has been with us since our ancestors came out of the trees... we're now over six billion and growing at an alarming rate.Not sure where you might find the data on this supposed threat to going forth and multiplying.BTW, I have read that homosexual behaviour is observable in the animal kingdom, but I wd need to do some work to reference a credible study.

A simple way for church leaders to show that homosexuality is not shameful is by publicly inviting gay or same - sex attracted people to be open about it, and to assure them of a warm welcome and true acceptance if they are.

I find that most of my Christian friends who talk about homosexuality are either determined to not think about the issue because of tradition and fear or are on the other end and choose not to think about the issue because the pressure of contemporary culture (in our part of the world) is to equate my sexuality with the colour of my skin which is, in light of history, a silly equation but we should just adjust our understanding to accomodate.

Don't play into the hands of the enemy: Arguing about Tim Farron's views on homosexuality doesn't help anyone, says Ruth Smith More

Jesus may not have said anything about homosexuality but the parable of the woman caught in adultery is not so much about her sin but is a universal call to all sinners to turn from sin and trust him as he is the one who saves us as he did the woman once saved we should go and sin no more.That applies to both straight or gay brentnz

... The Jews (just like the church now) got flippant concerning divorce... I feel Jesus didn't have to mention homosexuality because the Law was clear to any Jew at that time... Paul had to mention it because he was an apostle to the Gentiles who I think were more prone to homosexuality behavior... I'm though not as learned as you... just my thought after 15 years of thinking about this issue... The church has a sacred duty to all... even gays... we need a unified loving answer to give them... but it must be the truth... because only the truth can set us free...

Steven thanks for your testimony I agree with your view that homosexuality is not an orientation we are not born that way but its a choice.We can choose to live by what our flesh dictates or we can live by what God reveals through his word and by his holy spirit.If we are serious about following God we chose to follow him so it does nt matter whether gay or straight our choice is to follow God with all our heart.I have never been gay but have battled and was overcome by my fleshly desires not until i turned from them and asked the holy spirit to help me have i been changed for that i will always be grateful to the Lord.So in that sense we are no different our testimonys are important and are powerful.Thank you for your witness and may the Lord continue to use you as his vessel to touch lives and hearts for him.brentnz

That Jesus never said a specific word about homosexuality is not surprising.

When the Law of Love becomes the measure of whether or not an act sinful, the issue is no longer about sexual orientation, hetero or homosexuality; but whether the act is one of expressing love or exercising power / control over another.

This would not end disagreements about homosexuality and the nature of Biblical authority, but it might provide a context in which these disagreements could be less threatening and Methodists might be more willing to make room for differences.

This post wasn't about what Paul said, or what Moses wrote, just what Jesus said... and did you read any excuses for homosexuality in that post?

Look, I frankly don't really care what you believe about homosexuality, whether it is a sin or not, please, please, please, PLEASE don't blame gay people for the bad things that happen to our country.

I frankly don't really care what you believe about homosexuality, whether it is a sin or not, please, please, please, PLEASE don't blame gay people for the bad things that happen to our country.

Granted Jesus never spoke out specifically about homosexuality but He didn't really need to given His audience.

That repeal is not, and never has been, about the promotion of homosexuality in our schools.

Someone from the church hierarchy has finally said something about homosexuality that isn't hostile, harmful, and anti-gay — and it was the pope!

After all, my Bible talks more about the sins of not caring for the poor and orphans of our communities, about our pride, about idolatry, than it does about homosexuality, yet I can't see a lot of to - scale «truth - telling» on those topics.

Americans want to be almost infinitely tolerant, but they are not indifferent to factors that bear upon their children, and homosexuality is inescapably about children, and grandchildren.

Hurling unsupported statements to the contrary is not proving a case of perverting texts about homosexuality.

And since the criticism of homosexuality in the bible is the result of bigotry introduced by men to support a view not originally there... there is no reason to fret about the gay lover possibility anyway.

What The Bible Says (and Doesn't Say) about Homosexuality: http://www.soulforce.org/resources/what-the-bible-says-and-doesnt-say-about-homosexuality/

Still, the majority of tweets and Facebook posts Monday focused on the pope's remarks about homosexuality and not judging gays.

Saying homosexuality is not a sin is the inability to be honest about who you are, thus denying your need for grace.

Everything flows from the opening sentence of the book, an expansion of a 2010 article from the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: «What we have come to call the gay marriage debate is not directly about homosexuality, but about marriage.»

Well, he didn't say anything about homosexuality in the gospels, that should give a clue.

Perhaps, therefore, the gay marriage debate isn't just about marriage, but must also deal with homosexuality after all.

«You're not like those people» — For many parents, the only thing they know about homosexuality is what they know from gay pride parades or stories of lewd, immoral behavior.

They don't need to know about homosexuality and atheism and racism and evolutionary theory.

It is not loving to not at least tell homosexuality is a sin, and they will have to face God about this sin in their life (just like I will have to face him over my sins).

it hasn't EVER been about homosexuality until people like and like how i was read it to be.

So maybe it is not about bashing «homosexuality» but about calling all people (whether straight or gay) away from lust.

So don't blow it by repeating what you believe about alcoholics, unmarried people living together, homosexuality, or whatever you think might apply to them.

«Scouting's youth member policy is not about the BSA condoning homosexuality, or forcing its chartered organizations to do the same.»

We don't know much about what forms homosexuality may have taken in ancient Israel.

He added, «I will not speak at this moment about homosexuality: this is another thing.»

Books such as Homosexuality, which incessantly talk about the fears, frustrations, angers, and depressions involved in being homosexual, inadvertently reinforce the reasons why parents hope their children will not be homosexual.

True, we didn't see much of it in 2015 when he visibly squirmed at being asked repeatedly about his views on homosexuality.

Before dismissing the above fantasy too quickly, let the reader think about why it is that our society seems so little concerned over female homosexuality, has regarded it so lightly, and has no idea of the amount of female sexual activity engaged in by women who are not admitted homosexuals.

Believe me there is much I do not under stand about homosexuality.

CNN: BYU student video on homosexuality is not in violation of honor code, says administrator The students featured in a video about being gay at Brigham Young University are not in obvious violation of the honor code, according to Carri Jenkins, an assistant to the president of BYU.