There has been no shortage of controversy as gay people assume increased roles as parents and married couples in our society, but almost nowhere has this conflict been more intense than in the church. Many religious leaders have condemned homosexuality, calling it a sin or even an abomination, but for millions of gay people around the world, there is nothing inherently sinful about their sexual preferences.
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Both are innate orientations, as intrinsic to human beings as hair color and right or left handedness. Even Dr. James Dobson (on his anti- gay, Love Won Out website) affirms this truth when he states: "We do not believe anyone chooses his or her same-sex attractions."
Christians derive their concept of sin from what the Bible actually says. If the Bible says something is sin, then Christians believe it is sin. Because the Bible never condemns committed, faithful, non- cultic same sex relationships, Bible believing Christians should not label homosexuality as sin.
What many presume to be homosexuality in the Bible is not homosexuality at all. Instead, what the Bible describes in the "clobber passages" is actually cultic pagan worship of the fertility goddess. Because the Bible in context, does not support their presuppositions, those who oppose gays and lesbians habitually take verses out of context to "prove" their argument.
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