Likewise, is there only one way to
think about homosexuals as persons?
Not exact matches
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 read two articles last year (which I didn't document, like you,
thinking it was out of the question)
about pedophiles making the exact same argument as the present day argument that
homosexuals have taken from the cause of the Black people; «they were born that way.»
I
think Jay may be writing in response to Mark Richmond's comment above where he basically says that what Christians say
about homosexuals and women is not as bad as what Muslims say?
I
think we are talking
about the difference between choosing «to be»
homosexual, and choosing «to act» upon the
homosexual desires.
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.
Indeed, he particularly fears coming out
about his attractions while struggling against them, which would get him labeled a repressed
homosexual, the gay - basher who himself is queer, the gay kid who
thinks it's just some disorder.
Jeremy i
think we get tripped up on this fixation on sin especially over the
homosexual debate its controversial the issue really is
about control of our hearts.We can not serve two masters either it is Jesus Christ or the God of this world.If you resolve that issue then sin isnt the problem.brentnz
This is plainly true for heterosexual persons; it is, I
think, equally true for
homosexual persons,
about whom I shall have something more to say later in this chapter.
But if that's so, he notes, then it should govern the way Christians
think about same - sex sexual activity as well, and thus he concludes: «When those with
homosexual orientation act on their desires in a loving, committed relationship, [they] are not, as far as I can see, violating the love command.»
«Although no one can be sure, it is
thought that
about 10 per cent of the population (6 per cent of men and 4 per cent of women) are
homosexual.»
We now see that this question presupposes both what we know and ways we
think about the Bible,
homosexual persons, and ourselves as interpreters.
* What are your present
thoughts and feelings
about homosexuals?
Seen sub specie aeternitatis, encouraging someone to believe that we don't really know what God
thinks about sexuality, and that each of us must work it out for ourselves, and anyway it doesn't matter much as long as we do our recycling and volunteer at a homeless shelter, is as serious an error as telling them that God hates them because they have
homosexual feelings.
Among Theresa May's tactics for sounding reasonable was to pretend to
think that what we were really worried
about was whether or not we would have to «marry»
homosexual couples in Church:
But the point I was trying to make is, I
think making sweeping statements
about «The Church» is like talking
about «the atheists» or «the
homosexuals» — it's a damaging stereotype that ignores the diversity within.
While we don't
think about flaunting our sexuality when we have a heterosexual personality, we are not so comfortable when we are
homosexual or bisexual.
Yet as the story unfolds, Egoyan gives us plenty to
think about, from the plight of a
homosexual German to the various motivations and justifications of the guards, without preaching, showing gruesome flashbacks, or making his points too obvious.
They contain heavily coded expressions of Hartley's life in Berlin's vibrant
homosexual culture, the role of the German military in that culture, and an outpouring of the artist's
thoughts about war.
I
think that hetero and
homosexual relationships have the same
about of arguing and drama.
Just
think about it — by calling it «reparative» therapy, they are not so subtly implying that anyone who is
homosexual or bisexual is somehow broken and in need of «fixing.»