Hinduism Does Not Condemn Gay People<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/330642/8703856/http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/xpress/hindu-press-international/2009/07/02/hinduism-does-not-condemn-gay-people/>
Source: www.guardian.co.uk<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/330642/8703856/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/jul/02/gay-rights-india> LONDON, UK, July 2, 2009 (by Anil Bhanot, General Secretary, Hindu Council UK): The British Hindu homosexual community will welcome the news that their brethren in India are now be able to enjoy the same freedoms as they do in the UK. The ancient Hindu scriptures describe the homosexual condition to be a biological one, and although the scripture gives guidance to parents on how to avoid procreating a homosexual child, it does not condemn the child as unnatural. According to the scripture the sex of a child is determined by whether the fire element is dominant or the water element is dominant. Thus during certain nights (related to the moon cycle) the fire element dominates giving a male conception and during other nights the water element gives a female conception. However, if the fire element equals the water element then a homosexual conception takes place. The point here is that the homosexual nature is part of the natural law of God; it should be accepted for what it is, no more and no less. Hindus are generally conservative but it would seem to me that in ancient India they even celebrated sex as an enjoyable part of procreation, where people would invite their priest even for a private ceremony in their home to mark the beginning of that process. Homosexuals are full human beings. They marry for the right reasons of commitment, not just unadulterated sex, as a means of training their egos to relate and give to the other person, a technique deified through the sacrament of marriage so that both souls can evolve towards their final salvation. [HPI note: The BBC opened a forum for people worldwide to comment on the decision, which you can read here<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/330642/8703856/http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=6679&edition=2&ttl=20090703050830#paginator>. The opinions are mostly from people of Indian origin; a Seattle resident called it "A big step towards secularization for one sixth of humanity."]
