Sentences with phrase «over homosexuality with»

But, upon thinking about it, I decided that nothing is more appropriate than interrupting our comments about the debate over homosexuality with ten - word reminders of the hope of the gospel, which gives every conversation new depth and meaning.

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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.

«I began to learn to wrestle with homosexuality in community,» he writes, «over many late - night cups of coffee and tear - soaked, face - on - the - floor times of prayer with members of my church.»

The first is that Christian denominations that have taken this form of liberalism most to heart are also those that seem to be experiencing a serious crisis of confidence, as evidenced by declining membership, intra-denominational splits over issues like homosexuality, and ¯ in some cases ¯ increasing discomfort with core Christian beliefs about Jesus Christ and the Trinity.

With science, we know see that homosexuality is natural since it occurs all over the place in nature and is not a choice.

:] Although I had a quite heavy debate with some folks over here on evolution, big bang, and stuff that ended up in issues on homosexuality: liberal Christians = accepting evolution = accepting big bang = accepting gays = no grace = highway to hell.

I mean, the US is ripe with over weight Baptist ministers who lecture on the sin of homosexuality on Sunday morning, then stuff their pie - hole on Sunday afternoon.

One group consisted of conflicted and guilt - ridden homosexual men who saw a sex - change as a way to resolve their conflicts over homosexuality by allowing them to behave sexually as females with men.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Even Matthew's father once told his son that he assumed that if God was against homosexuality, then God wouldn't make anyone gay, so those who «struggle with same sex attraction» could develop heterosexual attractions over time with enough effort and prayer.

This week's Twitter outrage over Eugene Peterson's comments on homosexuality and the Church is an all - too - timely example of just how much havoc we can wreak on our own hearts when we engage with this culture in the wrong way.

Other results showed my brain getting very active over the social policy questions — probably because I strongly object to mixing religion with such issues as abortion and homosexuality — and relatively quiet when I was asked about God's being angry or loving.

It's worth mentioning that while there was no confusion over the sexuality of Benedict Cumberbatch's Alan Turing, The Imitation Game was widely criticised for playing down his homosexuality, instead romanticising his friendship with Kiera Knightley's Joan Clarke to the point that it took the form of a chaste relationship.

But it's Benedict Cumberbatch who is left with top honours as Alan Turing, mingling «intellectual superiority» and «social outcast» with experienced excellence while nurturing a growing internal despair over something his character can not reveal: his homosexuality.

Robins, one should note, are an element of Catholic iconography, and a reference to the religious upbringing that caused him to anguish over his homosexuality — with the breasts and eggs standing for both sexual identity and reproduction.

Canada existed as a free state for over a century before the Charter was enacted, and during that period our elected representatives regularly enacted laws to respond to changing times and social mores, from equal voting rights to decriminalizing homosexuality, none of which necessitated a «dialogue» with the courts.