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There are some so-called Christians who will judge (against Christ's teachings) all homosexuals as deviant perverts who should be damned to hell. Yet the 'condemnation' of homosexuality in The Bible is confined to just a few lines of scripture written by Paul - but Jesus himself had absolutely nothing to say about homosexuals.
The belief that homosexuality is wrong is a misinterpretation of a few verses written by Paul in one of his letters. Sadly, some hard line fundamentalist Christians seem to forget the Christian truth that all are created in the image of God and that we are to love each other just as Christ loved us -warts and all - and whatever our background, creed, colour, race or sexual orientation. Instead, they seem to single out homosexuals and treat them in the same way as they would treat murderers, rapists or predatory paedophiles, forgetting that the vast majority of homosexuals live in monogamous. committed, loving relationships.
The verses in question are uttered by Paul who was speaking to a particular church at a particular time. He does have a go at what the bible refers to as 'homosexuals' but in the same verses he also indicts gluttons, greedy people and slanderers (surely we all fit into one of these categories?). More to the point, however, is that the word used for homosexual in this context (in the original Greek of Paul) is categorically not what we understand by the word 'homosexual' today.
In the passages in question, Paul is not referring to homosexuals in a committed relationship (as we would understand today) but is actually referring to those men who have sex with pagan male temple prostitutes - a practice that was rife in the pagan worship of multicultural and multifaith Corinth. He wrote his letter to the Christian church there warning them of becoming involved in such pagan practices and did not indict homosexuals themselves as we would understand them, for all time. Indeed the Greek word that Paul uses for 'homosexual' is categorically reserved for pagan homosexual prostitutes rather than just homosexuals- which is a totally different word in the original Greek. In English, of course, there is no distinction between the two (just as there is one English word for 'love' as opposed to several in Greek) and so those fundamentalists who have adopted an English version of scripture as their 'god' rather than what a God of love has actually revealed, primarily through their own ignorance of actual Biblical truth, have totally missed the point.
Sadly, as with many things, there are those who would use scripture out of context and twist and warp the true meaning so as to be able to back up their own bigoted viewpoint. A simple tip in all this is to ask what Jesus would have said or did. As someone who spoke out against hypocrisy, and who loved people for who there were from the hated Samaritan or the tax collector right through to the common prostitute, I know categorically what he would have to say about it.
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Why have attitudes to homosexuality changed?
because they take it up the rear :)
Who was the first to commit homosexuality in bible?
There is not a single person, but the city of Sodom and Gomorrah, which according to Christian interpretation, God destroyed because homosexuality is an "abomination" to God (Jewish interpretation is completely different).
What are some of the issues Christian coalition is concerned with?
Homosexuality
What has the author Stuart Edser written?
Stuart Edser has written: 'Being gay, being Christian' -- subject(s): Homosexuality, Christian life, Bible and homosexuality, Christianity
What are the release dates for Ebert Presents At the Movies - 2010 Classics from the Vault Changing Attitudes Toward Homosexuality 2-8?
Ebert Presents At the Movies - 2010 Classics from the Vault Changing Attitudes Toward Homosexuality 2-8 was released on: USA: 9 September 2011
What does a newborn Christian think about homosexuality?
Some moderate born-again Christians think homosexuality itself is not a sin and is akin to heterosexuality and governed by the same biblical rules about lust, love, loyalty in relationships. Other born-again Christians are fundamentalists who believe that homosexuality is a sin. I don't know what newborns think about homosexuality or if they can be Christian.
What is the stance of the Ngāti Toa on homosexuality?
The Ngāti Toa are quite accepting of homosexuality, as are most Māori. However it is important to note that some people have adopted the Christian view that homosexuality is a sin.
What has the author Kim Huat Tan written?
Kim Huat Tan has written: 'A Christian response to homosexuality' -- subject(s): Homosexuality, Christianity
How does The Orthodox Church feel about Homosexuality?
As any other Christian with their right mind should: Homosexual practice is a sin. But it is no different than other sins, just a different form of following one's own will instead of God's. And as any other sin, it is wrong not because it is forbidden, but because it is harmful in one way or another to the person(s) involved.
Should papua new guinea legalise homosexuality?
Papua New Guinea is a strong Christian country with the majority of Papua New Guineans against the legalisation of homosexuality.
What are Christian attitudes to healing?
By believing in jesus christ to do so
Is homosexuality socially constructed?
No, homosexuality is not socially constructed. Sexual orientation is a natural and intrinsic part of an individual's identity and is not something that can be influenced or changed by society. Societal attitudes and norms may affect how individuals express their sexual orientation, but the orientation itself is not socially constructed.
