Homosexuality and the Church
... “literalism” simply is a wrong characterization. Thus, my first point is to look further at this problem of selectivity. To avoid an accusation of trivializing Scripture, someone who tries to approach Scripture literally needs to provide some principle of selection. The fancy way of saying this is t ...
... “literalism” simply is a wrong characterization. Thus, my first point is to look further at this problem of selectivity. To avoid an accusation of trivializing Scripture, someone who tries to approach Scripture literally needs to provide some principle of selection. The fancy way of saying this is t ...
Christianity and homosexuality
Within Christianity there are a variety of views on the issues of sexual orientation and homosexuality. The many Christian denominations vary in their position, from condemning homosexual acts as sinful, through being divided on the issue, to seeing it as morally acceptable. Even within a denomination, individuals and groups may hold different views. Further, not all members of a denomination necessarily support their church's views on homosexuality.In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries the extent to which the Bible mentions the subject, whether or not it is condemned, and whether the various passages apply today, have become contentious topics. Debate has arisen over the proper interpretation of the Levitical code; the story of Sodom and Gomorrah; and various Pauline passages, and whether these verses condemn same-sex sexual activities.