The practice of sexual relations with members of the same gender, or an sexual attraction to members of the same gender
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Are there any credible arguments that Jesus may have been gay or tending homosexual?
There are a lot of claims that famous figures in history were gay. Peter Tatchell speculates that Jesus could have been. His claim, however, is based on a dubious manuscript.
Have any ...
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Which Christianity branch allows gay marriage? [closed]
I know a lot of gay people who want to get married, but they couldn't. Any branch of Christianity that allows gay marriage?
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What is a Christian's justification for a legal prohibition of homosexual marriage?
Today President Obama came out as the first U.S. president to support gay marriage. In his address, he even quoted scripture to support his change of view.
Love him or hate him, it seems clear that ...
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How can Christians reconcile the request to prohibit same-sex marriage and the lawfulness of homosexuality itself?
Assuming one believes that the bible is the word of god, believes that the bible says homossexuality is wrong (or commonly quoted, an abomination), and because of that gays should not marry, how come ...
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How should Reformed Christians deal with homosexual marriage of individuals prior to their conversion to Christianity?
I've been pondering this for several weeks and I believe that the reformed church (really, the church in general) is woefully unprepared to answer the following question:
How should the church deal ...
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Is female homosexuality against the law of Moses?
While there are a number of passages in the OT which are taken to condemn male homosexuality (e.g. Lev 18:22, 20:13), I am not aware of any which condemn female homosexuality. It seems to me that all ...
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Is Romans 1:26 a reference to female homosexuality? [closed]
Most commonly, Romans 1:26 is taken to be a reference to female homosexuality - the sole explicit reference in the entire Bible. However, there is an alternative theory: rather than prohibiting ...
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Which Protestant churches as of today officially recognize homosexual marriage unions? [closed]
Which Protestant churches as of today officially recognize homosexual marriage unions? Is there any such information available?
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if homosexuality is a sin, why isn't abstinence? [closed]
I've always wondered why homosexuality is a sin. The most common argument I hear though is that "They can't procreate and be fruitful, which is an integral part of God's design for us". But I notice a ...
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Do Paul and Jesus disagree on homosexuality?
Romans 1:26-27:
[26] For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones, [27] and likewise the men also ...
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Religious justification for creating a large angry scene with the ostensible purpose of making people not gay
Yesterday, as I imagine happens at many places, a person came to my university, and for 6 hours or so, talked about "thousands of ex-homosexuals experiencing the love of Jesus Christ" and about how ...
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What does the bible say about homosexuality?
I was recently listening to a podcast and the preacher said that he has looked through the entire bible and could not find anywhere where it says that homosexuality was a sin.
Where does the bible ...
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Can I be homosexual and still be a Christian?
I am struggling with certain personal aspects of my life, and almost every Christian I ask about this issue seems to be against it. I know there are some few Christian people that are in favour of ...
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Inconsistency in Biblical interpreatation (Genesis & Judges) [closed]
The Sodom story in Genesis 19 is about the attempted gang-rape of two (apparent) men. This is usually taken as an indictment against homosexuality in general.
A very similar story appears in Judges ...
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How should Christians participate in a democracy?
There is currently a debate in my country, Australia, about gay marriage. Amongst those who believe homosexual sex is wrong, there is a split with regards the correct approach. Some say that ...
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Is there any Biblical basis for hating homosexuals?
As I was raised: God is all-loving, and He wants us to be all-loving too.
But, as you may know, homosexuals—particularly in America—have been shown hatred, and even violence (1)(2)(3)(4) from some ...
