Sentences with phrase «with homosexuality in»

Hawks does a similar thing with homosexuality in Red River when he has John Ireland and Montgomery Clift discuss the virtues of handguns and ask to hold each other's pieces.

Then again, I've never really understood the obsession with homosexuality in general; it's exhausting from both perspectives.

But there is something of a difference between gluttony, greed etc. and homosexuality as far as the church's reaction goes (and this is far from saying that the church has dealt with homosexuality in a good way), and that is the fact that there is a massive movement within and without the church, not to show that homosexuality is a sin like any other, but to show that it is not a sin at all.

Detestable acts could have been homosexuality, but you'd have to go to the passage with homosexuality in mind to find it there.

«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.»

Not exact matches

The quote is from an interview with a school teacher who stated «homosexuality is normal» in Russian newspaper Molodai Dalnevostochnik.

note to how this relates: - some have suggested the idea «homosexuality» is not really in the Bible (can be lumped together with other sexual sins?)

The core assumption of Virtually Normal» and a compelling one, too» is that the absence of public laws granting homosexuals full equality has helped create a culture in which homosexuality is considered dirty or sinful, and in which homosexuals are deemed incapable of loving each other with dignity and commitment.

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.

One prominent pastor personally committed to the position of the revisionists stated in a pastoral letter to his congregation that were the revisionists successful, those opposed to the legitimization of homosexuality would be forced to make a painful decision: they could either remain within a church that would stand for an agenda they found incompatible with obedience to Christ, or they could leave the church.

In between lie the «conservatives,» who combine private tolerance of homosexuals with public disapproval of homosexuality; and the «liberals,» who speak a language of victimhood and look to the state to enforce private tolerance.

«some have suggested the idea «homosexuality» is not really in the Bible (can be lumped together with other sexual sins?)»

I will no longer debate the issue of homosexuality in the church with anyone.

He describes the pain and embarrassment he experienced in his struggles to come to terms with his homosexuality; his determination, once his desires became undeniable, to remain celibate in accordance with his faith; the explosive mix of joy and confusion he experienced when he had his first homosexual experience at age twenty - three.

Meanwhile you assail the church and insist on tainting our children with the lie of homosexuality, being taught in our schools upon your insistence.

Chudacoff, who throughout his book tends to introduce the theme of homosexuality with hints and surmises rather than data, counters Stott's argument with this: «More recently [actually less recently — in 1985 and 1988] other historians have discovered hints [of homosexual relations].»

Far from being an indicator of social acceptance of homosexuality, a movie such as The Birdcage - sanitized of what homosexuals actually do with their plumbing, and of grim specters such as AIDS - is a very traditional instance of people finding homosexual behavior, especially in its more flamboyant cross-dressing variations, ludicrously funny.

Another suggestion is a «theological study in dialogue with the human sciences to develop a multi-faceted look at the phenomenon of homosexuality.»

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.

One effect of the AIDS crisis has been to increase the pressure on the churches to deal in some way with the issue of homosexuality.

There is widespread agreement with the view presented in the article on homosexuality in Baker's Dictionary of Christian Ethics (edited by Carl F. Henry [Baker Book House, 1973]-RRB-, which declares that «those who base their faith on the OT and NT documents can not doubt that their strong prohibitions of homosexual behavior make homosexuality a direct transgression of God's law.»

However, in this country, association of the disease with homosexuality is unlikely to disappear soon.

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.

In considering a Sunday afternoon Bible - study group for gays from an evangelical background, Fowler said that he believes efforts to reinterpret Scripture to justify homosexuality are «unfair to Scripture,» but that he would «be interested in examining Scripture with those who believe they can be both gay and Christian.&raquIn considering a Sunday afternoon Bible - study group for gays from an evangelical background, Fowler said that he believes efforts to reinterpret Scripture to justify homosexuality are «unfair to Scripture,» but that he would «be interested in examining Scripture with those who believe they can be both gay and Christian.&raquin examining Scripture with those who believe they can be both gay and Christian.»

Much of what I read on depression, on suicide, on homosexuality, seems written by people who begin with a Christian conclusion and who, in fact, have never been through the anguished steps that are the familiar path to a person struggling with depression, suicide or homosexuality.

On the «Day of Silence» in April 2012, about 90 students wearing white T - shirts printed with «break the silence» attended a campus - hosted discussion about homosexuality, such as whether Wheaton can be considered a «safe place» for gay students.

A Netherlands pastor makes the point even more strongly by urging Christian moralists to «develop a morality for homosexuality in consultation with homosexual people» (The Sexual Revolution, by J. Rinzema [Eerdmans, 1974]-RRB-.

The relevant issue here is not the few places in Scripture where homosexuality is mentioned, and efforts to explain away Romans 1 and its deeply rabbinic connection of homosexuality with idolatry inevitably fail in any case.

Michael Lindsay, president of Gordon College in Massachusetts, said that homosexuality is just one of a basket of issues that evangelical schools are dealing with now for the first time.

No Imposition of Religion In the contemporary debates on homosexuality, many are tempted to start with an appeal to divine Revelation, whether understood from a Catholic, Anglican or Protestant perspective.

Less noticed than references to homosexuality in Pope Francis» widely circulated remarks to the press on the Rio - to - Rome papal airplane was this comment on developing a theology of women: The role of women doesn't end just with being a mother and with house work... we....

But the abandonment of reason, a habitual Lutheran tendency in the face of overwhelming popular opinion through history (one need only think of Nazi Germany and the current collapse of Lutheran will in the face of the abortion and homosexuality conflicts), strikes a deal with the devil.

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

Their self - understanding as sexual beings is disturbed by encounters with homosexuality, both in themselves and in others.

It is in keeping with both the clear teaching of scripture and Jesus» methods that He would have interacted similarly with a person He knew to be engaged in homosexuality, saying to this dear person, «My son / my daughter, do not continue in this.»

In the case of homosexuality we potentially are talking about randomly occurring variations of a a specific gene that would seem to occur with regularity.

I guess the confusion for me is that «sexual immorality,» as far as the NT audience was concerned, referred back to the sexual sins outlined in the OT law, and it seems like sleeping with one's father's wife would be on par with homosexuality, which is included in the same set of «sexually immoral» sins.

Another way to say it would be to observe that my story testifies to the truth of the position the Christian church has held with almost total unanimity throughout the centuries — namely, that homosexuality was not God's original creative intention for humanity, that it is, on the contrary, a tragic sign of human nature and relationships being fractured by sin, and therefore that homosexual practice goes against God's express will for all human beings, especially those who trust in Christ.»

But whereas Justin was eventually able to reconcile his sexuality with his faith and with Scripture in such a way that has left open the possibility for a relationship with a man in his future, Wesley says that «my own story, by contrast, is a story of feeling spiritually hindered rather than helped by my homosexuality.

Removal of right to disagree with promotion or practice of homosexuality when providing services which cooperate in so doing.

With this in mind, I sometimes wonder how Jesus would respond to a question about homosexuality.

Note also that, while the word «abomination» has been used with reference to homosexuality, the biblical interpretation of the word «abomination» relates to any act of uncleanness as set out in the Holiness Code, such as eating shellfish, trimming your hair, touching the skin of a dead pig (should we stone the entire NFL?)

It had nothing to do with a loving relationship between two people of the same sex, and homosexuality was NOT the sin of Sodom in whatever form.

The rarity with which Paul discusses any form of same - sex behavior and the ambiguity in references attributed to him make it extremely unsound to conclude any sure position in the New Testament on homosexuality, especially in the context of loving, responsible relationships.

If the non-believer who is proud, fully desiring, and un-receptive of practicing their sin of homosexuality and they love being around the believer then that would make me question what's wrong with that believer because the scripture says; «Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted — 2 Timothy 3:12, No proudly practicing sinner of any kind will stay with a believer very long just ask Liz

Taken on its own terms, read in the original languages, placed back into its historical context, the Bible is ho - hum on homosexuality, unless — as with heterosexuality — injustice and abuse are involved.

We've isolated and condemned homosexuality as an especially egregious sin because 1) it's a sexual thing (and we're obsessed with sex), 2) it's relatively easy to identify and name, (unlike gossip and materialism and greed, which are condemned more often in the Bible and are more pervasive in our culture), and 3) it is «other,» (when you're straight, and in no danger of committing homosexual acts yourself, it's easy to call it an abomination because it's easier to remove specks from others people's eyes.)

It is of course silly to link homosexuality with the earthquake, or the floods in England, or the helicopted disaster at the Clutha bar in Glasgow, Scotland.

First of all may I now assume that you agree with us concerning homosexuality being sinful in both male and female contexts, based on the fact that you said no more about it?

Bell and Weinberg, in their classic study of male and female homosexuality, found that 43 percent of white male homosexuals had sex with 500 or more partners, with 28 percent having one thousand or more sex partners.