These cities had committed sin so grievous'(Gen 18:20) that the Lord had sent two angels (at least, they are thought to be angels) to investigate in Sodom. There they met Lot and were spending the night at his place when a mob of men of all ages gathered outside Lot's house and called: " Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out so that we can have sex with them.""(Gen 19:5). Shortly after this God rained sulfur on the two cities and brunt them to the ground. Prior to this the wickedness of the men of Sodom had been mentioned (Gen 13:13, NIV),coupled with the incident described above, this wickedness is thought by Christian conservatives to be their practice of homosexuality. .
As a result there are those conservatives who view homosexuality as reprehensible and so that gays should be accorded rights like marriage and adoption and even employment in extreme cases. They also believe that hate crime legislation protecting gays should be removed and most certainly are against the idea of gay clergymen.
Liberal Christians on the other hand take another view. Firstly there are differences in translation. According to the King James Version the mob surrounding Lot's house said "bring them out unto us, so that we may know them-. The Hebrew word Ya,da', is the verb to know. Usually it is used in the normal sense like to know a fact. However, in a few cases in can be in reference to sex as in a man "knowing- a woman leading to her conceiving a child from all the "knowing-. This point however can be countered by Lot's offer of his daughters to the mob which certainly was for the latter sense of the verb rather than the former since they were no strangers to the city.
Another point is that though the men of Sodom practiced homosexuality, the city was not destroyed because this but because of other transgressions. Later passages mention Sodom as a place of evil but do not mention homosexuality.
Christianity is one of those religions that are divided on this subject. ... The liberal wing of Christianity is the most lenient of all. ... Then, there is the Conservative wing of Christianity which disagrees with the liberal wing. ... These are just two of the several branches of Christianity. This is to show that a real answer hasn't yet been reached in Christianity. ...
Homosexuality is an old issue that was mentioned and dealt with in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. ... Homosexuals themselves in the Middle East will not be willing to admit it. Not just because homosexuality is a sin, but because it is also shameful and intimidating. ... (Islam and homosexuality). ... That quote is another confirmation for emphasizing salvation from homosexuality. ...
Homosexuality and Christianity. ... Another strong discussion point in the homosexual debate is how the interact in the church and can they obtain true salvation while being homosexual. ... This is the biggest misconception among all homosexuals. God hates the lifestyle of homosexuality very much so. So the question is, In God hating homosexuality so much why would he make some one born with the desire to be a homosexual? ...
They also have very strong views on homosexuality which is increasing both in number and acceptance over the years. ... The Cardinal's attitude to homosexuals being refused communion in the article homosexual protest in June 14 1999 in the Catholic Weekly shows the Cardinal sees homosexuality in "defiance of the catholic teaching" It is "inappropriate and futile", It is seen as a "disorder" which the individual is not normally responsible for. ... Homosexuality is seen as unnatural and goes against the Sharia. ... The article brings forward the issue of the attitude towards homosexuals...
Most would agree that people are not born homosexuals, but instead become homosexual in their sexual orientation through cultural and environmental factors. ... Finally, questions 8 and 9 reflect somewhat on the genetics or scientific aspect of homosexuality in asking about heredity and consideration of homosexuality being a mental disorder. ... More so, 78.95% of the students practice Christianity. ... Homosexuality is not a "valid alternative lifestyle." ... The same redemption available to all sinners is available to homosexuals. ...
Christianity is evil. ... Many other factors also support that Christianity is evil. ... The bible specifically states that homosexuality is a sin: "No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that" (Bible, Leviticus 18:22). ... The leaders of the Christian church didn't want Christianity to be just a religion. ... Therefore, Christianity is an evil religion. ...
As a way to compare interpretations of this particular text I would like to compare the exegesis of John Boswell in his book, Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality and Richard B. ... Boswell claims that the reference to homosexuality is merely used as an analogy to sin. Boswell's third claim is that, "what is even more important, the persons Paul condemns are manifestly not homosexual: what he derogates are homosexual acts committed by apparently heterosexual persons." ... In the end, it all comes back to Boswell's contention that Paul's reference to homosexual be...
"[3] (Ricky Gervais) It was not until when Christianity began to rise and its negative attitude towards same-sex marriage was introduced. ... Christianity contributes the most the homophobia and gay right opponents. Christianity itself and what they believe in, Bible, is the largest areas where incorrect assumptions occur so that the fanatics can preach against the minority people. Most fanatics believe that Christianity thinks of homosexuality as a sin. ... It is a common belief that homosexuals' children will be homosexuals as well so that homosexuals may not be allowed to raise ch...
Christianity is becoming extinct. ... The religion of Islam is expanding quickly and will soon dominate Christianity. These are all common claims made about Christianity that many people believe, yet Philip Jenkins claims and proves them untrue in his book, The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. ... This means that the future of Christianity is going to greatly contrast the current Christianity norms, which primarily point towards those ideals of the wealthy- global north. ... I believe that he brought up some very good, but much unspoken of topics related to Christiani...
