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	Religion and sexual orientation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Opinions on the morality of homosexuality, bisexuality, etc., especially in contrast to views on heterosexuality, vary strongly among different cultures, time periods, and belief systems.
		Expression of the view that homosexuality is immoral can also be found in the form of verbal discrimination against lesbians and gay men in hate speech which is aimed at inciting physical violence.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homosexuality_and_morality (2501 words)

	Independent Gay Forum: Corvino, John. 'Homosexuality and Morality: Part 1.'
		Given that homosexual relationships make many people happy, there is a strong burden of proof on those who would claim that they're morally wrong.
		Whether homosexuality is one of those things depends on the success of the arguments in the next several columns.
		Morality is about how we treat one another — and that's very much a matter for public concern.
	www.indegayforum.org /authors/corvino/corvino3a.html (762 words)

	Homosexuality and the Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homosexual orientation is not in itself sinful, in that the orientation itself is not volitional.
		For persons who agree with the church position on homosexuality but find themselves struggling with patterns of behavior not condoned by Scripture or church policy--yet who are taking visible steps toward changing their lifestyle--we encourage them to pursue full membership in the church.
		For persons in homosexual relationships who are seeking church, membership but disagree with the church position on homosexuality or any other basic church policy, we want to be in active dialogue with them knowing that when God is involved change is always near at hand.
	home.earthlink.net /~ecce_resolution/id2.html (1803 words)

	Bishop_homosexuality
		To speak of the spiritual fruitfulness of homosexuality is unduly to describe the positive aspect which is always involved in true friendship and of which homosexual persons are also capable, to homosexual practices which are psychologically marked by a frustrating sterility.
		The morality of an act is determined in the objective order by its conformity to law, the natural law, which God wrote on the heart of every human being, as well as divinely revealed law.
		Rent discrimination, for example, to homosexual couples is, in my view, a very just and rightful form of discrimination which Christians not only can, but should, exercise, refusing for instance to rent apartments or rooms to persons who are obviously in an intrinsically disordered arrangement in regard to their sexual lives.
	www.dioceseoflincoln.org /brown/Bishop_homosexuality.htm (2839 words)

	Homosexuality
		Moral theologians customarily speak of the homosexual "orientation," by which they mean only the psychosexual attraction toward persons of the same sex.
		A homosexual person is: one who feels sexual desire for and sexual responsiveness to persons of the same sex and who seeks or would like to seek actual sexual fulfillment of this desire by sexual acts with a person of the same sex.
		Homosexual persons are not the only ones with disordered inclinations to sexual activity with one of the same sex is not by any means the only, the worst of the most widespread disordered inclination.
	www.staycatholic.com /homosexuality.htm (2053 words)

	Independent Gay Forum: Rauch, Jonathan. "Morality and Homosexuality."
		Homosexuality is not about what you do in bed, it is about whom you fall in love with.
		That is why homosexuals view the social repression of their love not as the discouragement of a whimsical vice but as an act of scalding inhumanity.
		The article deplores homosexuality as a form of license, bracketing it with “permissive abortion, widespread adultery, easy divorce.î This is not, of course, an argument against homosexuality; it is an argument against license.
	www.indegayforum.org /authors/rauch/rauch45.html (1011 words)

	LT15 - Co-operating with Homosexuality / The New Morality - A Problem for Doctors
		The moral theologian, he says, and the physician are bound to follow the moral teachings of the mag-isterium only to the extent that these teachings fit in with their own insight into the matter.
		According to the old morality priests and religious must constantly guard their commitment by practicing detachment of the intellect and custody of the heart, by affirming over and over again their love for God, for purity, for truth, and for all that is sacred.
		When the followers of the new morality approve fornication and adultery, homosexuality and bestiality, they are only reciting the conclusions of their subjective meditation on forbidden fruit, but in doing so they are supporting the action of pressure groups who know what these things really are.
	www.rtforum.org /lt/lt15.html (5915 words)

	Military Culture vs. Homosexuality - EagleScoutRally.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Many would think that if the barriers for homosexuals in the military were nonexistent there would be more people in the military because it is a volunteer force and no one should be turned away from volunteering to sacrifice their life.
		If homosexual activists combined the two arguments of the nation's foundation in liberty and freedom and American history as a progression of inclusion, it would be their strongest weapon.
		Homosexual conduct is even worse than heterosexuals engaging in the same consensual activities with members of the opposite sex.
	www.eaglescoutrally.org /articles/marple010418.htm (5650 words)

	Homosexuality
		If homosexuality can be exempt because people claim that they are born that way, then I guess this makes us all exempt from repenting of our various sins that we cannot naturally escape from...
		Homosexuality is portrayed by many in government, in public education and in our colleges and universities as just one of many normal, legitimate lifestyle choices.
		Those who oppose the homosexual lifestyle on moral and religious grounds are usually portrayed by the intellectual elite, the media and the entertainment industry as ignorant bigots who are full of hatred, “homophobic,” and so on.
	www.monergism.com /thethreshold/articles/topic/homosexual.html (1284 words)

	Common Sense
		Morality in each of these cases is determined by what society believes is right and wrong, just and unjust, fair and unfair.
		It is not a morality derived from any religious tradition, although the natural law and the moral teachings of particular religious groups often coincide or at least overlap at key points.
		Sometimes, however, the moral values of a majority in a given society are so injurious to the rights of one or another of its minorities that the courts are required to nullify legislation that has such an effect.
	www.nd.edu /~com_sens/issues/v18/1/mcbrien.html (705 words)

	Syrios Law Office - Syriosly Speaking Commentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Homosexual intercourse results in the injury and death of the participants through the transmission of HIV and other disease.
		The bottom line is that homosexuality is a physically and emotionally harmful lifestyle that is contrary to the human design and to the moral law of the Designer of humans.
		Homosexual activists can hide behind the "homophobic" labels and deny the authority of the Bible in the name of religious preference, but they cannot credibly deny the existence and convicting truth of the moral code by which they too are accountable.
	www.syrioslaw.com /newsletter2.htm (1180 words)

	Raving Atheist Forums / Homosexuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		If behavioral scientists can convince me that homosexual behavior leads to all manner of psychological damage, and ethicists can convince me that this damage is serious enough that it is not outweighed by the social benefit of individual freedom, I'll change my views.
		This may not be correct, but to my knowledge the bible never states outrightly that homosexuality is wrong per se, rather it defines marriage as a procession between a man and a women, which fundementalists interpreted as 'the way things should be' so to speak.
		Homosexuality is never condemned, it is just preffered for humans to reproduce as a result of sex with a member of the opposite sex.
	www.ravingatheist.com /forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5792 (1078 words)

	Homosexual Morality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The very first argument put forward by homosexuals as a group is: Homosexuality is not a choice.
		This time, the topic is homosexuality and morality.
		The point of this post was to draw attention to my previous posts on homosexuality and morality that are now hotlinked in my left sidebar.
	www.acrosstheatlantic.com /archives/1015.xml (117 words)

	Christian Morality - Homosexuality, Morality, and the Truth of Church Teaching - Mark S. Latkovic, S.T.D. - ...
		The Church’s moral judgment is concerned with the latter.
		Although, as we noted, the Church makes a distinction between the homosexual orientation and homosexual acts, this may not justify the error of those who would sever the deep unity that exists between the person and his or her acts.
		Since homosexual acts, by their very nature, will always fall radically short of the normative moral standard, the Church can no more change its teaching on this matter and accept “homosexual marriage” (as some are urging),27 than it could change its teaching on the nature of the dignity of the human person.
	www.catholic.net /rcc/Periodicals/Faith/Jan-Feb00/Morality.html (2718 words)

	Dave's Page - Homosexuality Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Levin will argue that homosexuality is abnormal/unnatural, and same sex marriage (and all other such state encouragement of homosexual behavior) should thus be prevented.
		Thus, homosexual acts lead to unhappiness and should not be legitimated, endorsed, or protected by the state.
		Objection: The alleged unhappiness Levin attributes to homosexuals is _______________.
	www.csun.edu /~ds56723/phil165/hout165homonotes.htm (255 words)

	Is it moral to be homosexual? -- Objectivist Center -- Reason, Individualism, Achievement, and Freedom
		The morality of homosexuality is not a philosophical issue per se, but one can use Objectivist principles to evaluate the morality of homosexuality in any given situation.
		She said that homosexuality is a manifestation of psychological "flaws, corruptions, errors, [and] unfortunate premises" and that it is both "immoral" and "disgusting" ("The Moratorium on Brains," Ford Hall Forum Lecture [Boston, 1971]).
		For example, it is morally right for a woman whose nature it is to be sexually attracted to women rather than men to become romantically involved with a woman she loves and desires.
	www.objectivistcenter.org /objectivism/faqs/dmoskovitz_faq-moral-homosexual.asp (880 words)

	Searching for Truth in Lifestyles: Homosexuality and Christian Morality
		Now a minister in a largely homosexual Dallas church, Mel suggests that his story is representative of the Christian homosexual experience and maintains that only the repression of a homophobic majority within the Church keeps people like him from enjoying full acceptance.
		But the problem is that those who practice or defend homosexuality have often cited that 10% number in order to demonstrate normalcy, which in turn might imply acceptability-but that is harder to do when we are talking not about one in ten people you know but one or two in a hundred.
		It is clear that individual homosexuals do not consciously rebel against anything deeper in their view than societal expectations, and so few if any are troubled by the notion that their behavior might involve a fundamental falsehood.
	www.leaderu.com /stonewall/issues/tomschmidt.html (7198 words)

	Leviticus, Gay rights, and Morality
		Cultural attitudes towards homosexuality cited in literary and legal text from 3000 BCE until the Christian Era in the areas surrounding Israel make it clear that homosexual practice was an accepted part of the Mesopotamia scene.
		We now understand that the priests were really not concerned about morality, as were the prophets, they were concerned more with preserving cultural and religious traditions, patriarchy and rebuiling Israel by procreation and separating themselves from the practices of the Canaanites.
		The fact that the 'morality' of homosexuality was not recorded in any of the teachings of Jesus imparts the Christian churches to reevaluate their positions on this matter.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/4497/indexlev.html (1632 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: Questioning Homosexuality
		Though homosexuality is still a lightning rod in national politics, the morality debate is regarded on this campus as if it had been settled decades ago and needs no further examination.
		Most have been religious and absolute; it may be almost as impolite to challenge someone's religion on this campus as it is to challenge their sexuality, but gays and their supporters have to engage this position seriously.
		In part because of certain widely held moral beliefs, gays face possible rejection by family, friends, teachers and society at large, the fear of discrimination in school or in the workplace--even the danger of brutal physical attack.
	www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=103558 (971 words)

	Homosexuality and the Moral Law
		Therefore, the aspects of the Moral Law which it condemns as wrong is confirmed by the negative evidence it produces such as birth deformities from incestuous relationships.
		When those who choose to practice homosexuality claim that their lifestyle is not immoral, their claims fly in the face of the evidence.
		The appeal to dismiss Morality as merely a religious bias is a faux par.
	www.andrewcorbett.net /articles/same-unions.html (1664 words)

	Notes on Subjectivism
		Jerry Falwell thinks homosexuality is morally wrong; i.e., he thinks the claim "Homosexuality is wrong" is true, or reasonable to believe.
		The Gay Activist thinks homosexuality is morally acceptable; i.e., he believes the claim "Homosexuality is wrong" is false, or unreasonable to believe.
		Moral subjectivism is the view that reason doesn’t apply to morality; that morality is a matter of feeling, not thinking.
	instruct.westvalley.edu /lafave/SUBJ.html (1303 words)

	EvC Forum: Homosexuality and the bible: Round 2 - morality. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In this thread, I asked if anyone at all could provide some references from the bible where it says homosexuality is sinful or evil or all of that besides leviticus, which I explained in full in the first post in that thread why it can't be taken literally.
		The best answer I got was from PecosGeorge, who claimed the the bible condemns homosexuality but wouldn't give any reference, "...let's just say I won't do your research for you." Read his post Re: Inversion (Message 35 of Thread The bible and homosexuality in Forum Faith and Belief).
		Homosexuals cannot reproduce, it is not natural and is against Gods role for men and women.
	www.evcforum.net /cgi-bin/dm.cgi?action=msg&f=6&t=292&m=9 (1489 words)

	Law and Morality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In these areas we have, and need for a stable society, first the mechanisms of morality (principles, rules, feelings and dispositions), second "the formulation and authoritative statement of laws", and third the routine enforcement of those laws; and we need these to be in reasonable harmony with each other.
		With a growing realisation of the contrast underlying Mackie's narrow/broad conceptions of morality, there is a tendency for the law to be liberalised in the direction of allowing people with divergent values to live and let live, rather than for some to be be condemned and legally sanctioned.
		We have, in Mackie's contrast between the concerns of morality in the narrow sense and those of a broader morality, an indication of the extreme case of breakdown: when social life becomes a war of all against all.
	www.uwichill.edu.bb /bnccde/_e&ae/ph19b_lawandmorality.htm (2393 words)

	MORALITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The debate about AIDS, like the debate about homosexuality, is presented by the media as one with the moralists on one side and "libertarians" on the other: They say it's about morality, and we say it's about public health; they say it's about morality, and we say it's about civil rights.
		To counter Sen. Helms on moral grounds, it's not enough to say (as one gay lobby has) that "we cannot tolerate right-wing morality lectures in place of life-saving medical instruction." We must say that we do indeed "support homosexuality" as natural, healthy, moral human behavior.
		Some of us even reached the conclusion that we had a moral advantage: We were required to establish an equality with our partners based on the best that's in us as individuals, not on the assigned roles or presumed differences between men and women.
	members.aol.com /qbchoice/RGOLD.html (973 words)

	"In Truth" Beliefs & Traditions; Degrees of Morality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There is the group of homosexuals who know inwardly that what they do is biblically/morally wrong but desire the lifestyle so much they defy their own conscience and pursue it anyway.
		The homosexual is in a position wherein, if he or she continues in his or her homosexual lifestyle they will be judged by God at death for thier sins.
		So then (in regards to judgment) the homosexual is no better, and no worse, than any other person who lives out their non-christian life in unrepentant sin.
	www.lifegoeson.net /InTruth/degrees.htm (2966 words)

	Soap Box: Homosexuality: Government, Church, & Morality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The big news lately on the homosexual front has been whether or not churches can or should have ministers and priests that are gay.
		Romans 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
		If you are a sexually active homosexual then you are a sinner by the bible's definition and you will fall short of the glory of God.
	www.mindspring.com /~jeffpo/homosex.htm (1620 words)

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