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.
Town Hall - January 07, 2009
It wasn't like we saw the signs and said, 'Hey, Christians think homosexuality is a sin. Who knew?'" We must go further than we presently are if we are to ...
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Chattanooga Times Free Press - January 07, 2009
I am worried sick about what will happen, since my parents belong to a church that believes homosexuality is a terrible sin. Will my parents still love me? ...
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Beliefnet.com - January 07, 2009
Homosexuality is a sin just as is any other that people struggle with, why should this one be given special privilege among Christians, that we should ...
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ScienceBlogs - January 07, 2009
... doing the best thing for their children because they see themselves as rejecting the sin and not the sinner and the homosexuality is the problem. ...
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Out Impact - January 06, 2009
Jos and I were both raised in orthodox church communities where homosexuality was considered as something loathsome. Our youth experiences made us lose our ...
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Intellectual Conservative - January 06, 2009
Thus, for example, mainstream conservatism is not trying to re-stigmatize homosexuality, but only to limit the advance of its legitimization. ...
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Culture11 - January 05, 2009
... homosexuality throughout human history is extremely flawed, not to mention skewed. It's your very recent view of it as a 'sin' that is the abnormality, ...
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MLive.com - January 05, 2009
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 4 hours ago
God condemned the sin of homosexuality in the old and new testaments. (Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:24-28) The apostle Paul, speaking to the Christians in Rome ...
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Aberdeen Press and Journal - January 05, 2009
The last verse of that chapter indicates that the sin is compounded by its promotion. The promotion of homosexuality as a good alternative lifestyle under ...
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Irish Times - January 02, 2009
It is worth remembering at this point that the Catholic Church teaches that homosexual orientation is not a sin, but homosexual acts are (which, ...
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Examiner.com - January 02, 2009
Also, members of other religions can't go to heaven, Jews are going to come around, and homosexuality is a "dangerous sin."Some excerpts from sermons by ...
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Catholic News Service - January 02, 2009
He said the church is strongly opposed to any laws that criminalize homosexuality. However, the Vatican noted that the way the resolution was written could ...
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EDGE Boston - January 02, 2009
Pacht went on to suggest that homosexuality is a "sin" that "has no place in the Church of God." Wrote Pacht, "Homosexuality has become more and more ...
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NPR - January 01, 2009
And to me, homosexuality is just another sin, and we all are sinners. So I don't - yeah, I don't exclude them because I - you know, I think that that would ...
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Florida Courier - January 01, 2009
Homosexuality is a sin. God despises all sin, whether it is adultery, lying, stealing or homosexuality. We need to acknowledge these things as wrong and not ...
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Good Times - December 31, 2008
“Masturbation is the introduction to the more serious sins of exhibitionism and the gross sin of homosexuality,” he said. When the movie ended, ...
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OneNewsNow - December 29, 2008
The Catholic Church teaches that being a homosexual is not a sin, but acts of homosexuality are. In the past, the Vatican has called homosexuality “a ...
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Huffington Post - December 28, 2008
no matter how much Christians who oppose homosexuality may claim that they hate the sin but love the sinner, such a judgment inflicts pain on good people ...
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Chattanooga Times Free Press - December 27, 2008
Dan Wilson, director of Chattanooga’s Harvest USA, said God states through the Bible that homosexuality and other types of sexual sin are wrong and that ...
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PBS - December 26, 2008
Ms. LAWTON: Well, the ongoing discussions and struggles over homosexuality, the consecration of a gay bishop, issues of theology continue to, you know, ...
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