http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-homosexuality-a-sin Opposing Views - Is Homosexuality a Sin? http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/not-consciously-prohibiting-same-sex-relationships-dr-schmidt If the Adam and Eve, opposite sex marriage model is the ONLY marriage model God will bless - that IS the essence of your argument and the Complementarian position - then why stop with just that part of the story? 1. Adam and Eve also lived in a... Rick Brentlinger Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:36:52 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/not-consciously-prohibiting-same-sex-relationships-dr-schmidt http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/clarity-in-scripture The statement has been made “One wonders how self-sacrificing love between committed, faithful, same sex partners could ever be described as unrighteous.” Would it sound the same if... Exodus International Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:28:50 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/clarity-in-scripture http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/clarity-in-scripture An unidentified person from Exodus wrote: "If homosexuality is a sin only when it is associated with cultic practice, then the same must apply to adultery." This is the false analogy argument. Anti-gay folks set us a false analogy and then... Rick Brentlinger Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:28:50 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/clarity-in-scripture http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/reference-to-jude-7 Among the many misinterpretations of these passages, Jude 7 is particularly interesting. It has been argued that there was no Greek word for homosexual. In fact, the concept of homosexual and heterosexual is a recent development. There was no need... Exodus International Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:28:40 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/reference-to-jude-7 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/reference-to-jude-7 This post raises some interesting questions. An unidentified person from Exodus wrote: "It has been argued that there was no Greek word for homosexual. In fact, the concept of homosexual and heterosexual is a recent development." That being true... Rick Brentlinger Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:28:40 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/reference-to-jude-7 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/charity-rejoices-in-the-truth J Buchanan wrote: "The Bible further speaks of homosexuality as a sin through a) God’s exclusive design of male and female relationships as stated in Genesis b) sin being accurately defined as disobedience to God’s... Rick Brentlinger Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:26:20 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/charity-rejoices-in-the-truth http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/truth-doesn-t-change-over-time You're assuming "facts" not in evidence, as if the verses you listed say what you think they mean. Moses, under inspiration of God, was careful to frame his remarks in the context of pagan worship of false gods and shrine prostitution, Lev 18:3 and... Rick Brentlinger Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:26:14 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/truth-doesn-t-change-over-time http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/original-intent Much has been debated about the morality of sexuality, but I don’t often see much about the intention of sexuality. God had a purpose in creating us as male and female beings and in calling this unique union “good.” So what was it? In... Exodus International Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:19:16 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/original-intent http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/seven-flawed-arguments Is homosexuality a sin? Those who answer Yes employ seven flawed arguments. 1. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. This argument says God will only bless marriages exactly like Adam and Eve, although God never makes that assertion in the... Rick Brentlinger Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:23 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/seven-flawed-arguments http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/question-is-based-on-false-assumptions-about-what-the-bible-teaches Is homosexuality a sin? That's a bit like asking, Is slavery a sin? or Is interracial dating a sin? All three questions are based on false assumptions about what the Bible teaches. Some folks used the Bible to defend slavery and segregation, both... Rick Brentlinger Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:22 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/question-is-based-on-false-assumptions-about-what-the-bible-teaches http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/a-failure-to-differentiate Is homosexuality a sin? When many people read that question, they fail to differentiate between innate orientation and sinful activity. Is heterosexuality a sin? Certainly some activities engaged in by heterosexuals are sinful just as some... Rick Brentlinger Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:22 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/a-failure-to-differentiate http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/a-common-tactic-of-those-who-oppose-gays-and-lesbians A common tactic of those who oppose gays and lesbians is to demonize us as a group. An egregious violation of common decency is highlighted - nudity and public sex at a San Francisco gay festival, for example.   The illogical assumption is... Rick Brentlinger Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:21 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/a-common-tactic-of-those-who-oppose-gays-and-lesbians http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/homosexuality-is-not-a-sin-anymore-than-heterosexuality-is-a-sin 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... Rick Brentlinger Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:20 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/homosexuality-is-not-a-sin-anymore-than-heterosexuality-is-a-sin http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/to-answer-that-interesting-question-we-must-understand-what-sin-is According to the Bible, "sin is the transgression of the law" [of God], 1 John 3:4. And, "All unrighteousness is sin" 1 John 5:17. So sin is breaking God's law and all unrighteousness - anything that is not righteous. One wonders how... Rick Brentlinger Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:19 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/to-answer-that-interesting-question-we-must-understand-what-sin-is http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/obedience-is-the-proof-of-genuine-love Postmodern theology has defined sin as not loving God or neglecting to put Him first in our lives. However, the biblical definition of “sin” means “to miss the mark” or “to wander from the law of God.” According... Exodus International Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:18 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/obedience-is-the-proof-of-genuine-love http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/what-does-the-bible-really-say-about-homosexuality By: Jeff Buchanan Director of the Exodus Church Network I fell in love with my best friend when I was 17. That’s when I began an earnest quest to find out what the Bible really had to say about homosexuality. Interestingly enough, it... Exodus International Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:36:17 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/what-does-the-bible-really-say-about-homosexuality