what do most religions have against homosexuality?

Answer 1

Religion sanctifies their bigotry and dresses it up in self-righteous clothes. Underneath the biblical quotes, the bigotry is still hideously ugly, but religion makes it okay.

Psychologically those who are repulsed by homosexuality obviously must be able somehow to transfer homosexuality to themselves, on a personal level, which makes them feel threatened. E.g., there is a either an interest in homosexuality under the surface or more likely a fear that they would enjoy the experience.

Answer 2

I can't speak for "most religions" (in fact I am not even sure that the assertion holds true for "most religions"), but for those I am familiar with there are two sources that I see. First is historical. Many religions support some notion of family, and that usually involves inheritance customs and the passage of property to children. Since, historically speaking, homosexual relationships are childless, so generally there is no cultural room for them. Aristocracy has had an easier time with this. For example, James I of England was a homosexual.

From a more reflective moment, many religions take up some notion of "natural law." This is the idea that embedded in nature one can discover important roots to moral behavior. This often becomes the sanctioning of behavior on the basis of what is naturally "normal." Since homosexuality had no cultural place, it did not appear often enough to find moral warrant.

The one culture that I am aware of for which there was culturally approved homosexuality was ancient Greece.

HTH

Charles

Answer 3

The following is my speculation rather than something I've researched (because I'm not actually certain how to conduct the research):

In most cultures, men have become the leaders in society because they are physically stronger than women. In a society where Might Makes Right, the physically powerful can do anything they want to.

I speculate that there are MANY instances when the physically powerful have essentially raped good looking young men simply because they were attracted to them. This left the assault victims emotionally traumatized, having been humiliated by being put in a physically weak, female position. Anyone who did enjoy it (who might today be considered "gay") were looked down upon as being like women, who were weaker.

When some religions rose to prominence out of this anarchy, it seems possible that they included with their moral laws against thefts, murder, and lying, rules that would prevent this kind of male-on-male humiliation.

(It may be telling that the Old Testament does not consider rape of a woman against the law unless the woman was married, and then they stoned both the rapist and the victim for adultery. If she wasn't married when the rape occurred, the OT law says she should marry the rapist.)

So my assertion is that religious rules against homosexuality arose because it was to prevent male-on-male sexual assault. Remember that most moral codes say nothing that associates SEX with LOVE. This is a modern luxury (for which I am grateful). They had no concept of a psychologically based sexual orientation. The rules appear to have been put into place to establish stability and prevent harm.

By the way, if that were true then, it seems equally true now, when we do understand that sexual orientation is a component of every person's personality. Therefore, allowing gay marriage will help modern society to establish stability and prevent harm.

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Answer 4

Not all but most homosexuals are lechers. They exploit the matter and fall in the hands of the Tempter. As mortals for us sex is the sole thing more important than life itself because it is the only way that passes life. The pleasure from it is a celebration of life. It should not be exploited and it should be under our control. All the bohemians eventually reach the realization that they were wrong. Why lose a whole life trying to test it yourself when you can start where the experience and teachings end?

Simply said religions sets non matter, what is out of the human reach, out of control, and out of borders on a pedestal. That's why the lechers are sinners they stay with the matter and the Tempter.

The correlation of life and sex is like this of death and life but in the other direction. We are all able to kill and to give life. Death gives sense to life and the sense of life is life itself preserving it - giving it. The creation has once started just because of existence. Understanding this makes us see God. Which eventually sets the paths to religion.

Answer 5

Religions presume the right to judge people's sexuality, because most religions try to get control over sexuality. Controlling sexuality is a means to make sure that a religion survives, grows, and spreads. It is part of the system: religion presumes the process of marriage to be a religious process, thereby effectively dealing out licenses for sexuality and procreation, both very strong human urges. This ensures that the offspring gets a religious education from early childhood on.
Therefore, any sort of dissenters, like homosexuals, or people with a liberal view on sexuality, must be prosecuted, from the religion's point of view. It is very logical. (In fact, it is part of the evolution of religions: a religion with a liberal view will die out eventually).

Answer 6

You mean, other than the fact that it is usually considered to be a sin and an unnatural act?

Well, if homosexual activists would quit trying to get gays ordained as priests, and would quit trying to get religious institutions to change their beliefs to accommodate them (even though most never come to church anyway), then most religions would probably focus on banishing other sins.

Answer 7

It's not just religions. Most cultures have some mild form of revulsion toward homosexuality. Sadly, it's part of human nature.

I have a gay brother, and I love him---know several gay people. But there are some aspects of what they do behind closed doors that I prefer not to think about.

Answer 8

Most religions are from a time when it was important to produce children to have more followers, more soldiers, and more people to work. Homosexual relationships make that difficult. Also Christianity wanted to separate itself from the roman pagan cults.

Answer 9

Firstly let me correct you. "ALL" religions have something against that disorder. The purpose of religion is to take man to god and to make man into a god.

Homosexuality is antithetical to the concept of god and religion in every way. Whereas religion aspires to elevate man to the standing of the gods, homosexuality attempts to reduce man to the lowest of the lowest levels possible.

ALL religions teach goodness, virtue, charity, manliness, purity, cleanliness and hygeine (physical and mental). Homosexuality opposes all these qualities in every way.

The true godly man is he, who looks at god in a fellow man. NOT he who looks at another man sexually. That is being sick and disghusting. Also, according to my religion (hinduism) a man can only understand himself better when he is unite (emotionally, sexually and physically) with a woman. It is the ying yang concept. NOT when he is united with a man.

Homosexuality is nothing more than a disorder and a sin. If I had my way I would also outlaw it as a crime.

Answer 10

I hate to break the news to you 7 Proud but you go to the bathroom with the normal place too (both men and women as a matter of fact).