Homosexuality
Since the dawn of time, a small number of men and women have found themselves to be attracted to members of their own sex. This has come to be known as homosexuality. In every age, this minority has struggled with the prejudices and hatred of others unfamiliar with the homosexual struggle. Even today, in a technologically-advanced world satiated with answers to many difficult questions, the cause and condition of homosexuality remains an enigma. Fear of the unknown is a common plague upon mankind. This fear, unfortunately, has most conspicuously reared its ugly head in the ecclesiastical traditions of the Judeo-Christian people. Up until the twelfth century, organized religion had little to say about homosexuality (Marcus 141). Women, Negroes, and homosexuals are among many of those oppressed by the intense, fear-spawned hatred which has made its home in the church. Of these many groups, though, homosexuals are the only group that is still significantly persecuted by the church. Does Jehovah really condemn homosexuality? If not, why has this lie of condemnation been allowed to sweep through the church, without obstacle, for so many years? The not-so-simple truth is that God does not condemn homosexuality. Human err
Throughout the Christian spectrum, bold men and women, ranging from Catholics to Mormons to Pentecostals, are taking a stand against the hate perpetuated by Christendom as a whole (Alliance of Christian Churches). "One should note that this verse, in all known translations, refers to the exchange of "natural relations" for "unnatural" ones. Even with the best of intentions, translators and copyists are quite capable of human error. Also, it should be noted that the men of Sodom attempted to rape Lot's two visitors. One such passage is found in the book of Romans: "For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. The Hebrew word for a male cult prostitute, qadesh, is mistranslated "sodomite" in some versions of the Bible. In the case of the Scriptures, the cultural and social context of Biblical times was very different from our own. Secondly, the Bible began as an oral tradition, and was written down only centuries later. They allege that Sodom was punished by God for its homosexual "abominations. That fact alone should put an end to the argument. Homosexuality: Not a Sin, Not a Sickness. Canaanite idol worship, which featured female and male cult prostitution as noted in Deuteronomy 23:17, repeatedly compromised Israel's loyalty to God. Another common reference point of reference for hatemongers is the Levitical laws, as found in Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13.
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