David Miller wrote: >> Do you think homosexuals need special protection >> from prejudice just as other minority ethnic groups >> would? Are you in agreement with the legalization >> of homosexuality and adultery?
John wrote: > Well, if we are going to keep them from having jobs; > if we are going to kill them or put them at the back > of the bus, my answer is "yes." I assume you feel the same way about those convicted of murder, and I would agree that we should not treat any criminal this way when he is allowed his freedom in society. My question, however, concerns 1) whether or not anybody in society treats homosexuals this way, and 2) whether or not homosexuality should be a crime. The Bible treats it as a capital offense, as it does other crimes we have legalized, such as adultery or breaking the sabbath. What is your view about the legal standing of homosexuality? John wrote: > Homosexuality IMO is the far end of the > scale we call promiscuity. True. John wrote: > At the same time, I do believe (in fact, > I know ) some are born gender "confused." While gender confusion may happen at a very early age, I question whether anybody is born that way. Why would the Bible call it an unnatural affection (Rom. 1:26, 27)? Herein lies another confusion in terminology. I have no obejection to a person's inner issues, whether you want to call that gender confusion or something else. If a person is sexually attracted toward others of the same sex, that is not any of my business. However, the philosophical agenda of the LGBT community is that the only way to happiness is to engage in sexual hedonism, meaning, that they need to follow the desires of their body to engage in sexual relations with whatever gender or species they find attractive. This is where I draw the line. When I speak of homosexuality, I am talking about same gender sexual relations. Often in discussions, when others talk about homosexuality, they are talking about same gender sexual attraction. From my perspective, a homosexual ceases to be a homosexual the moment he becomes celibate in his behavior in regards to others of the same gender. So there is a confusion of terms in the discussion because some try and make homosexuality a civil rights fight for the rights of people to be perverted if they find themselves in that state. I'm not sure of the best way to tackle this problem, but I'm standing up to say, "Houston, we have a problem..." David Miller ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
