Sentences with phrase «see homosexuality»

There is some evidence that people who see homosexuality as biologically determined are more tolerant than those who see it as a lifestyle choice.

Intriguingly, this rule will apply whether we see homosexuality as a sin or not.

But those of us who are Side A do not tend to see homosexuality as resulting from original sin.

From last week's column: He has adopted so many worldly attitudes and bad interpretations of scripture that he doesn't even see his homosexuality as a sin.

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

And I know most of you probably won't see homosexuality as bad as a dad molesting his child, but you probably don't see a lie as bad as murder either...

I pointed to Ezekiel and Genesis 19, and concluded that there was all manner of sin in Sodom; and gave you a reason for seeing homosexuality as the culmination of sin.

Not exact matches

Smith is also concerned that 2017 will see Texas legislators press for «religious freedom» laws that would, for example, exempt Christian retailers who believe homosexuality is a sin from providing services for gay weddings.

Largely I would echo what Christine has already said about the way in which we feel accepted within our community, but if you'll bear with me for a little bit, I'd like to attempt to explain to Trey in particular what I see as the difference between this type of acceptance and the attitude of the many Christians who view homosexuality as sinful such as what you have encountered with your sister.

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.»

I do believe that there is a small (I'd love to see more data on this one too) minority who are born witch certain chromosome defects / disorders that will in fact dispose them towards homosexuality.

I believe that throughout most of our early human history, when our species population was still relatively small, you simply didn't see rampant homosexuality.

The founder of Oasis has a track record of making statements which rile many of those who self - identify as evangelicals (see Chalke's past comments on the atonement, the Bible and homosexuality).

Many of the community's conservative Christians saw the ordinance as a sign of moral laxity, and letters poured in to the local newspaper denouncing homosexuality on biblical grounds.

Rather, the condemnations must be seen in the light of ritual impurity - homosexuality is condemned because of its use in cultic worship practices, as found in Canaanite religions and then imitated in ancient Israel.

See the work of Jeffrey Satinover, Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996), esp.

[6] See Jeffrey Satinover, «The Biology of Homosexuality: Science or Politics?»

Pew reports that «in their social and political views, young adults are clearly more accepting than older Americans of homosexuality, more inclined to see evolution as the best explanation of human life and less prone to see Hollywood as threatening their moral values.

Most of the pastors with whom I have any contact see abortion as okay, homosexuality as just another lifestyle choice, and so on.

I have found your material concerning issues not necessarily central to the Science / Religion synthesis most informative and helpful, including articles addressing homosexuality (see letters on Faith magazine in last two issues).

Designed to test Warren's doctrine on everything from the sovereignty of God, to unconditional election, to substitutionary atonement, to homosexuality, the interview was seen by Piper as proof that Rick Warren was indeed a «doctrinally sound» evangelist.

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.

After «Duck Dynasty» star Phil Robertson made crude and controversial statements to GQ Magazine regarding homosexuality and race and was subsequently (and temporarily) suspended from A&E, it was disheartening to see so many evangelicals publicly defend him.

The issue in society today that I see anyhow, is that Christians are being lambasted for speaking out against homosexuality.

Nowhere do we see any reference to homosexuality.

On the one hand, he's a Republican — one whose comments about homosexuality have gotten him in trouble — which ought to have Democrats seeing red.

Jeremy, have you read Dr. Brown's book, «A Queer Thing Happened in America» or seen his DVD's on «Homosexuality, Church, and Society»?

The Bible does not support homosexuality, as we have seen from the scriptures above.

Let's consult the Bible to see what it says about homosexuality, maybe it will be rational THIS time!

You seem to have highlighted particular sins as though some are worse than others all sin leads to death not just the big ones because we all are sinners.All have gone astray none are righteous.I believe the worst sin is pride idolatry is the first commandment we set ourselves as Gods.Regardless of what the sin is, our hearts are condemned by our pride.It wasnt the sin of homosexuality or sexual deviance that destroyed sodom.It was there pride and it is one of our biggest stumbling blocks in our christian walk or it certainly was for me.We look at the story of the adulterous woman and we think adultery is a terrible crime but the story is for our benefit to show that we all are sinners that Jesus does nt condemn us but came to save us.And when Jesus says go and sin no more he was not only talking to the woman but everyone else that was around judging her for her sin its a universal message that we all need to see that we all are condemned because of our sin that Jesus came to save us and that we turn from our sin and follow him.Because he is the way the truth and the life.brentnz

In the February 2013 issue of Premier Christianity, Chalke wrote an article outlining his views on homosexuality, essentially saying that he saw no problem with loving, committed homosexual relationships.

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

On the last score, he cites the document's counsel to parents that they adopt a «wait and see» attitude if their child is experimenting with homosexuality.

It is also the onlyCatholic programme which I've seen which sets out the Church's moral teaching from the Catechism on masturbation and homosexuality, subjects which are frequently ignored by Catholic education programmes as too hard to teach in the current climate.

It is another for some African Christians to argue that their positions on homosexuality are wholly indigenous and that Western forces are practicing a new kind of colonialism in arguing for the legitimacy of same - sex relationships, especially when we hear echoes of Western missionary positions on homosexuality and see Western Evangelicals like Scott Lively actively stirring up hatred against homosexuals in African countries.

Their story made me see that things aren't that simple, and that the «war» between Christianity and homosexuality represents a false dichotomy that is incredibly painful and destructive to Christians with same - sex attractions.

Personally I don't see how homosexuality hurts anyone.

Yes, I think the only thing that allows ND to not be the Exodus - style ex-gay ministry is that instead of thinking that sexual sin is the worst of all sins, and that homosexuality is the worst of all sexual sins, and it is therefore of primary, urgent, and soul - saving importance to prevent Christians from having gay sex, ND sees sexual sin, all sexual sins, as «secondary matters».

So Justin went on a quest: to reexamine the biblical passages that relate to homosexuality to see what they might teach him about how God wanted him to live.

The phrase, «respecting the laws of nature and of nature's God» is widely seen as being a reference to homosexuality, and many are quite upset about that (Google the phrase if you are interested).

This left him with three options, as he saw it: the first was to hide his same - sex attraction and marry a woman in spite of his lack of attraction to her, which he felt would be unfair to both himself and the woman in such a relationship; the second was to pursue a relationship with another guy, which he had trouble reconciling with what he'd been taught regarding the Bible's teachings on homosexuality; and the third option was to remain celibate, which left Justin with the prospect of being alone for the rest of his life.

For a discussion of four theological - ethical positions that represent a continuum in current theological understandings of homosexuality, see James F. Childress, The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986).

This is seen in the tendency today to think about abortion and homosexuality in terms of moral absolutes assumed to be biblical.

The only «wrong» or «harm» I see in homosexuality, without getingbogged down in psychology, is that it goes against God's plans for procreation.

If members of a congregation do not see sexuality as a spiritual issue, there is little likelihood that they will see that domestic violence, homosexuality, and AIDS are issues that affect their lives.

Never in my life have I seen such concentrated abandoned homosexuality.

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.

As James Davison Hunter suggests in Culture Wars, churches have been paralyzed by a division between orthodox and progressive parties that see the family issue — as they see abortion, homosexuality, education and popular culture — in vastly different ways.

When I see televangelists and religious right leaders charging against oh so many issues (including homosexuality) I'm struck by the fact that they can't see past their own fear.

I hope fishon can see that his God makes it anything but «clear», for there is no clear biblical definition of what «practicing homosexuality» is.