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		Shinto is a creed that teaches harmony, sanctity of human life and nature and respect for people and their individuality.
		Homosexual behavior was deemed as against morality, and the practices like those seen in the Buddhist monasteries and samurai classes began to disappear.
		Homosexuals were then a target of discrimination, although the harsh treatment of gay people experienced in Europe and the U.S. was not emulated in Japan.
	www.tabulas.com /~syzygy/content/18124.html (1416 words)

	homosexuality - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about homosexuality
		The extent to which homosexual behaviour is caused by biological or psychological factors is an area of disagreement among experts.
		Male homosexuals fear further discrimination as a result of the discovery of the AIDS virus.
		In Britain, homosexuality ceased to be illegal over the age of 21 in 1967, and the age of consent was lowered to 18 in 1994, and 16 in 2000.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /homosexuality (329 words)

	Homosexuality and Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The subject of homosexuality in Judaism dates back to the Biblical book of Leviticus, which describes sexual intercourse between males as an "abomination" that may be subject to capital punishment (although there currently exist no Halakhic courts authorized to administer capital punishment).
		The historically prevalent view among Jews was to regard homosexual intercourse as sinful, arguing that it was categorically forbidden by the Torah.
		Homosexual acts between women (lesbianism) were forbidden by the rabbis on the basis of the Biblical verse "Do not follow the ways of Egypt where you once lived, nor of Canaan, where I will be bringing you.
	www.wikipedia.com /wiki/Jewish_views_of_homosexuality (3011 words)

	THE GREAT NATURE-NURTURE DEBATE
		Although homosexuality may have been present in some such relationships, there is no evidence that sexual partnership (or even nonsexual marriage) was sanctioned by the ceremony, the church or the culture.
		Homosexuals themselves express concern that isolation of a gene may eventually lead to genetic surgery to "correct" homosexuality, or in the interim, discovery of the genetic trait through amniocentesis and then abortion of the homosexual fetus.
		Increasing numbers of therapists join homosexual activists to proclaim that homosexuality is immutable, that so-called change is a myth or a temporary and cruel imposition on the lives of a few vulnerable individuals.
	home.messiah.edu /~chase/h/articles/schmidt (10022 words)

	Homosexuality and religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sometimes male homosexuality is more strongly disapproved of than lesbianism by a religious community, though there is rarely any doctrinal basis for this differential treatment given (for example) that Christian doctrinal sources such as the "Scivias" contain quotations from God condemning both types of homosexual sex.
		This perception of homosexuality as a disease can in part be explained with psychology's roots in the theories of Sigmund Freud, who believed that early childhood influences determined the later sexual orientation of a person.
		Reform Judaism argues that homosexuality is a natural attraction, and that the prohibition in the Torah was addressing pagan religious rituals, specifically Egyptian and Canaanite fertility cults and temple prostitution.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Religion_and_homosexuality (5175 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Homosexuality and Christianity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The issue of Homosexuality and Christianity has become a matter of intense theological debate among some Christians, with ongoing argument over whether homosexuality, and specifically homosexual sex, is immoral or a sin.
		Homosexuality in Voodoo is religiously acceptable and homosexuals are allowed to participate in all religious activities.
		In 1395 there was a transvestite homosexual prostitute arrested in London with some records surviving [18], and the Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards included the denunciation of priestly celibacy as a cause of sodomy [19].
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Homosexuality-and-Christianity (2104 words)

	Homosexuality
		Homosexuality is a type of sexual orientation characterized by sexual desire or romantic love exclusively or almost exclusively for people who are identified as being of the same sex.
		Homosexuality was formally banned by Parliament in the 19th century as one of a range of sexual offences, alongside sex with under-age girls, as part of an expression of a general moral outrage related to events of that time.
		The legalization and legal equality of homosexual acts, together with legal status for same-sex marriage and non-gender-specific civil unions is one of the major goals of gay rights activism.
	www.jahsonic.com /Homosexuality.html (1572 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| China drops homosexuality from list of psychiatric disorders
		Homosexuality will stop being regarded as a psychiatric disorder in China next month, on the publication of new guidelines by the Chinese Psychiatric Association.
		They will say that homosexuality is part of "normal" sexual behaviour, with the proviso that those who are unhappy with their sexual orientation may still be judged to be in need of psychiatric help.
		Homosexuality has been frowned on since the 1912 nationalist revolution, when it was seen as part of the decadent imperial lifestyle.
	www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,447556,00.html (296 words)

	Roots of Homosexuality in Japan
		The perceptions of homosexuality in the media, and among audiences in Japan, are often stereotyped and misdirected.
		Since homosexuality was considered 'abnormal' or 'shameful', the homophobia of the West infiltrated Japanese society, and same-sex relationships came to be viewed as uncivilised, or evidence of a lack of learning.
		It may be argued that, since Shinto's focus is on fertility, procreation and family/community, homosexuality might have been viewed as non-productive and, therefore, unwelcome.
	www.geocities.com /bjcjapan/roots.html (2626 words)

	Sex Magic Ritual Practice in the Mystery Religion School Tradition; A new slant on the term 'Brotherly Love'
		The ancient Shinto temples of Japan display scenes of sexual ritual orgies similar to those of the Baccanalia of the Romans...the Great Mother Goddess of ancient China, Kwan-Yin, was worshipped with sexual rites that included homosexuality.
		In many societies, male homosexual relations are structured by age or generation: the older partner takes a role defined as active or masculine; the younger, a role defined as passive or female...[In many cases] The homosexual practices are justified by the belief that a boy will not mature [without these attentions] (Greenberg:26ff).
		The process of a boy’s homosexual initiation in these societies is horrific: he is deprived of sleep, starved, beaten and raped over several days until he is completely “resocialized” as a homosexual (ibid:179f).
	www.freemasonrywatch.org /sexmagic.html (5880 words)

	allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Homosexuality Puts the Church 'Under Siege' (Page 1 of 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Homosexuality has been blamed for the breakdown of the family, the AIDS crisis, sexual abuse in the priesthood.
		Historically, homosexuality was acceptable in Japanese society, especially in the Warrior class and later the Middle class.
		In recent years, homosexuality has become more acceptable in Japanese society as many people believe that science has shown that it is completely natural for a minority of adults to be attracted solely to members of the same sex.
	allafrica.com /stories/200702260969.html (836 words)

	Shinto, Shintoism - ReligionFacts
		Shinto kami were viewed as protectors of Buddhism; hence shrines for tutelary kami were built within the precincts of Buddhist temples.
		In Shinto all the deities are said to cooperate with one another, and life lived in accordance with a kami's will is believed to produce a mystical power that gains the protection, cooperation, and approval of all the particular kami.
		There are other Shinto rites for occupations or daily life, such as a ceremony of purifying a building site or for setting up the framework for a new building, a purifying ceremony for the boilers in a new factory, a completion ceremony for a construction works, or a launching ceremony for a new ship.
	www.religionfacts.com /shinto/index.htm (2517 words)

	Shinto--Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shinto is the native polytheistic religion of Japan with a literally infinite number of "kami", or deities, alongside a myriad of ancient traditions, customs, and ideas.
		Of those who are Shinto but not Buddhist, one fairly common view is that when one dies, one's spiritual energy ("soul", if you will) maintains its distinct form for a period of time.
		Becoming Shinto also inevitably involves, over time, the incorporation of a significant amount of the Japanese approach to religion and spirituality into one's life.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?pageID=1&discussionID=225829&messages_per_page=4 (1215 words)

	JPRI Working Paper No. 32
		Shinto, however, is not a religion aiming at conversion.
		When the Buddhist temples lost their educational function, it was not transferred to the Shinto shrines, which had no tradition of teaching, but to the new school system.
		Shinto, if it was a religion at all in the Western sense, was a low-temperature one, calling for little more than respect for all the gods, including the one in Tokyo, and good neighborliness at home.
	www.jpri.org /publications/workingpapers/wp32.html (7292 words)

	Exodus International - Homosexual Causation: Nurture or Nature? (Part 1)
		Not that all these practices compare morally to modem homosexuality, but they are natural in the sense that they are observable practices: they occur in nature.
		That is, a large component of homosexual activists applaud biologic causation theories for their effect on public opinion [33] but are philosophically committed to personal choice as opposed to any deterministic theory, biologic or environmental.
		Homosexuality as we know it -- that is, long-term relationships of mutual consent between adults -- simply did not exist before the nineteenth century, when it was invented by scientists to create a pathological condition out of a rarely practiced behavior (previously known primarily as "sodomy').
	www.exodus.to /content/view/154/56 (5615 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A petition asking the Church to change its view that homosexuality is sinful falls flat.
		The petition, asking that full church fellowship be extended to homosexuals, appeared Dec. 23 as a full-page ad in The Salt Lake Tribune.
		Randy Ripplinger, LDS church spokesman, reiterated Hinckley's position that gays and lesbians are welcome in the church but expected to follow approved rules of conduct whether single or married.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/61/story_6123_1.html (289 words)

	Shinto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shinto established itself as an official religion of Japan, along with Buddhism.
		Kyoha (Sectarian) Shinto (aka Shuha Shinto): This consists of 13 sects which were founded by individuals since the start of the 19th century.
		Shinto is a tolerant religion which accepts the validity of other religions.
	www.religionstoday.com /Shinto.shtml (1400 words)

	Is there any religion that condones homosexuality? - The CHUD.COM Message Boards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Shinto generelly accept all kinds of sexuality and sex as long as it is on a mutual basis.
		Because homosexuality never was an issue until the catholic church condemned it in Middle Ages (alias the Dark Ages).
		Again, at least Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Shinto generelly accept all kinds of sexuality and sex as long as it is based on a mutual consent.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?t=76661 (2342 words)

	Homosexuality in Ancient Greece - ReligionFacts
		By contrast, ancient Greek homosexuality is now a popular topic, and those who argue for full acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle regularly appeal to these practices and attitudes of the widely-respected ancient Greeks.
		Greek homosexual practices involved beautiful expressions of love and devotion, but were also firmly embedded in their culture of social status and therefore had distinct limitations.
		Homosexual liaisons occured both between drinkers and with slave boys, and the "idealization of these emotions inspired some of the highest expressions of love in European literature." {11}
	www.religionfacts.com /homosexuality/ancient_greeks.htm (1476 words)

	PURITAN NEWS WEEKLY
		Driving the debate is a theological dispute over the Bible's view on homosexuality and a political one over the secular and spiritual wisdom of allowing gays to marry.
		The civil unions bill he signed as Vermont governor in 2000 granted homosexual couples the same rights and protections as if they were married.
		Bush's act of Shinto shrine worship might justify the act of Shinto shrine worship and thus weaken the Christian cause in Japan.
	www.puritans.net /news/christian011204.htm (1605 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - Is there any religion that condones homosexuality?
		The homosexuality I am referring to is publically denied by all parties involved, and is not considered to be based on anything but sexual lust, never emotional love.
		I don't know for certain that homosexuality is silently practiced in limited ways throughout the Arab world, but I have heard this from personal and newspaper sources.
		Of course, there are plenty of heterosexuals and homosexuals in the West who similarly think love is just some sort of false sublimation of sexual desire, too, and I imagine this holds true for Muslim heterosexuals, as well.
	www.chud.com /forums/printthread.php?t=76661 (5542 words)

	MMORPG.COM - Your Headquarters for Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games!
		Turning to the New Testament, the writings of the Apostle Paul at first lend credence to the notion that homosexuality is a sin, until you consider that Paul most likely is referring to the Roman practice of pederasty, a form of pedophilia common in the ancient world.
		Homosexuality, been around before Christianity's fictional bestseller and will continue to be around for as long as humans are around.
		A homosexual is just as human as you or me, and here is the shocker...you may even have similar likes and dislikes outside of sexual preference.
	www.mmorpg.com /discussion2.cfm/thread/103864 (5645 words)

	LGBT Texts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In the Kama Sutra, in Chapter VI, lesbianism in harems is described, and in Chapter IX, male and female homosexuality in the context of a discussion of oral sex.
		Defining the 'sin of Sodom' to be male homosexuality was a later interpretation, which was made by medieval Jewish and Christian writers, as a reaction to Pagan acceptance of homosexuality.
		The prohibition of homosexuality in Leviticus was used subsequently for hundreds of years as a precedent for the persecution of gays, and has been quoted in legal reasoning up to the present day.
	www.sacred-texts.com /lgbt/index.htm (6373 words)

	Christian Lies
		Further, because of societal disapproval of homosexuality, many gay and bisexual people refuse to even think of themselves as being gay or bisexual, and while they have homosexual relations regularly throughout their life, they continue to think of it as a passing phase, or not real sex.
		When asked point blank by the Chicago Tribune if he thought that homosexual behavior was immoral, he had the temerity, the audacity, the impertinence, the gall and the bad judgment to respond — get this — in the affirmative.
		Moreover, homosexuality was widely accepted as not immoral throughout much of human history: indeed, formal union ceremonies for male couples were widely recorded in ancient Greece and Rome, and throughout Europe, declining toward the 13th century as the church began to formalize the idea of what a wedding was.
	www.christianlies.org (3070 words)

	ILovePhilosophy.com Discussion Forums :: View topic - Religion & Homosexuality
		Homosexuality is seen by scholars to be a sinful and perverted deviation from the norm.
		All people who commit gross acts against homosexuals should be incarcerated (put behind bars) where with no 'other sex' contact they will learn to become homosexuals as people do in prisons.
		American indian culture saw the homosexual as a special kind of being, and most homosexuals in those indian cultures gravitated toward the role of shaman.
	www.ilovephilosophy.com /phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=143715 (7279 words)

	VirtueOnline - News - As Eye See It - Homosexuality puts the Church 'under siege' - An African perspective
		Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco found that thirty-six percent of homosexuals engaging in unprotected oral, anal, or vaginal sex failed to disclose that they were HIV positive to casual sex partners.
		Homosexuals with STDs are at an increased risk for HIV infection.
		Biblically, homosexuality is described as both an "abomination" and "unnatural." God calls us to reject sin, but to love and value all people.
	www.virtueonline.org /portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5607 (3838 words)

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		The twins, embodied by Akio (lit., autumn male) and Harume (lit., spring female), foster the concept of androgyny, in the concept of male and female counterparts of one being.
		Homosexuality is suggested in the relationship between Mieko and Yasuko, is complemented by the androgynous nature of different-sex twins, and could be interpreted as exploring an alternative to the patriarchal system.
		Twins, androgyny, and homosexuality are combined with masks from the Noh theater to further obscure the traditional distinctions between male and female (Masks, 25-26).
	www.inform.umd.edu /CMLT/cmltgrad/JSchaub/CMLT270SU98/readings/masks.html (2125 words)

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