>I don't see the connection between sexual orientation and leading an exemplary >moral life? To me, the two are independent...
The relationship exists as cause and effect. A sexual orientation is the cause of sexual behaviour. The modern plea for compassion for those who engage in homosexual behaviour is that their behaviour arises from a sexual orientation determined in the womb. Thus, while the majority of the population find at puberty that they are orientated towards those of the opposite sex as hormones act upon the brain, the person of homosexual orientation finds that he is sexually attracted to people of the same sex. The plea for compassion is that the homosexual person can't help it. He or she is "made" that way. It is a congenital condition. Thus some of those who see homosexual behaviour as wrong in and of itself, can nevertheless accept the behaviour of an individual homosexual person, but not accept them in a morally exemplary role. Now some people seem to assume that if homosexual behaviour is between two individuals in a committed relationship, that fact will make it morally acceptable. This argument will not convince the person opposed to the ordination of homosexually active people. Consider a parallel. Some men may have a sexual orientation to a sheep. But living in a committed relationship to a particular sheep will not make the relationship morally acceptable. Those opposed to the ordination of active homosexuals are likely to see things in the same way. - Greg ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
