No matter what
you think about homosexuality itself, Amazon made a decision to remove books that had certain indicators — and as a result, they've made it that much harder for people to find these contributions to a very important debate.
What do
you think about homosexuality?
Nearly 60 per cent said it did matter what political leaders
think about homosexuality.
Lewis did write about «gay marriage» in a letter to a friend who was asking him how to
think about homosexuality.
Not exact matches
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.»
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 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.
... 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...
Do you react to language
about brokenness and healing in the context of
homosexuality positively or negatively, and why do you
think that is?
Secondly, it means that we vastly underestimate the problem of clerical
homosexuality: this makes us vulnerable to politically correct rubbish
about «homophobia», and encourages a desire to be
thought enlightened
about the problems of «gay men».
The divorce thing was my attempt to say that many of those who are all over LGBTQs for what they
think the Bible says
about homosexuality appear to me to be blind to all the things they're doing that the Bible and Jesus condemn.
I was
thinking about this recently after our conversation on Monday
about corporate confession and lament and after this week's controversial conference on
homosexuality hosted by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Foundation of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Being in a relatively supportive environment where
homosexuality is becoming less and less of an issue, I am acutely aware that I «come out» to complete strangers on a regular basis, often without even
thinking about it at the time.
Health and sex education and home economics texts and curricula avoid any discussion of religious ways of
thinking about sexuality, marriage, abortion and
homosexuality.
His
thoughts there echo what he writes in his book, Washed and Waiting,
about his adolescence: «I came to realize I was experiencing what was usually called «
homosexuality.»
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.
Boswell complains that homosexuals are treated unfairly when others
think that their
homosexuality is the most important thing
about them.
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.
And yet I have found myself regularly breaking into a cold sweat at the
thought of engaging in dialogue with fellow Presbyterians
about homosexuality.
I honestly don't know what I really even
think about the whole
homosexuality issue; I mostly
think I don't care.
His story picks up in the next Chapter 12, which we will discuss next week, along with Justin's
thoughts on what the Bible says
about homosexuality.
This is seen in the tendency today to
think about abortion and
homosexuality in terms of moral absolutes assumed to be biblical.
I agree that we need to
think carefully
about the language we use to talk
about homosexuality.
All I was saying was that IF you
think it is a sin, we should still love and accept LGBT people, just as we love and accept people who lie, eat too much, drink too much, are lazy, are proud, etc, all of which are clearly sins (and are talked
about in Scripture way more than
homosexuality).
What do you
think about his position on
homosexuality?
I do
think, however, that we are getting closer to your actual feelings on the subject, the deeply held beliefs
about homosexuality that you try to defend with all of your quotes and attempts to disparage scientific study.
Think about these Suggestions for Appropriating the meaning of the Biblical texts in relation to your way of interpreting what the Bible says
about homosexuality.
In addition to what we know, how we
think will also affect our process of interpreting what the Bible says
about homosexuality.
Some interpreters
think that all the texts
about homosexuality point to the same concept, namely that
homosexuality is an abomination.
As some have pointed out, how can we possibly take such an immovable stand on the issue of
homosexuality, but we allow women to speak in church, to go
about with their heads uncovered, we no longer stone people caught in adultery, we don't crucify thieves... it's just astonishing to
think people pick and choose verses and chapters from the Bible to cling to.
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.
To be honest, this is why I spend a lot of time
thinking about issues related to
homosexuality, and why I find myself reluctant to join crusades against gay marriage.
Do issues related to
homosexuality come to your mind when
thinking about this?
Whittemore noted that Paladino's apology yesterday afternoon came after he had appeared on national TV shows and insisted he had no regrets
about telling ultra-Orthodox rabbis in Brooklyn that children shouldn't be «brainwashed» into
thinking homosexuality is a «valid» lifestyle option.
I grew up in England; I went to school as a young boy in England and I grew up at a time in England when
homosexuality was banned there, it was illegal and I lived in the period when British politicians
thought it was anathema to
think about changing the law and suddenly the activities of individuals, of groups, a certain awareness, a certain development grew and grew and grew stronger and it forced a change in law.
My property taxes income tax utilty bills and taxes on everything are sending me to poverty and do you really
think we care
about your stand on
homosexuality.
When asked
about his comments Sunday in which he said that children should not be «brainwashed into
thinking that
homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option,» Paladino stood by his words.
Carl Paladino angered a lot of people over the weekend when he told a group of Orthodox Jewish leaders that he worries
about children being, «brainwashed into
thinking that
homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option.»
«I grew up at a time in England where
homosexuality was banned, it was illegal and I lived in a period where British politicians
thought it was anathema to even
think about changing the law and then suddenly, the activities of individuals and groups... grew and grew stronger and enforced the change in the law.»
Days Without End is dedicated to Barry's son, Toby, whose coming - out inspired him to
think about where
homosexuality might have been present in forgotten pockets of history.
Nevertheless, it's far enough for him to quiz me
about my sexual orientation and views on
homosexuality, before launching into his theory that children might watch the Mardi Gras,
think it looks fun, and decide to be gay.