Homosexuality and Social Justice (( State your thoughts about this blog response))?

Question

HOMOSEXUALITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

We need to learn to be open minded enough to discuss this issue based on rational grounds. I do not feel that homosexuality is a manifastation of a deficit in character or emotional or mental ability. A person who is gay or has gay tendencies may be "wired" differently from birth. I know this is a throw back to the nature versus nurture argument.

We must come to grips with the reality that the human sexuality is the most complex of any animal. This is probably because we as humans have the most complex and higly evolved minds. Therefore, unlike most species our sexual envolvement is not simply an act of procreation but it is also an expression of love and communication on a very intimate level. Sometimes our interest or connection with others does not come in the package of the opposite gender.

In addition, the psychologists "Freud and Erikson" suggest that the lines human sexuality are not clearly marked. (Most people are not 100% heterosexual or 100% homosexual) Most people are some where right or left of center along a continuem.

Culture, tradition and religion has created taboos that have discriminated against certain groups based on unrational grounds. We all know that homosexuality will never be normal or normative behavior in western and especial American culture. However, homosexuality should not be viewed as an act or a transgression against God and Humanity.

I know that many of you are going to tow the line with a literalistic interpretation of scripture from the Old Testament to the New Testament. However, I will caution you, that the same scriptures were used to justify African/African American oppression from Leviticus, to the Letters of Paul. So I do not think that we should use, misuse and abuse the Sacred scriptures to justify anyone elses oppression; homosexuals.

To me the topic homosexuality is not a issue of sin, but it is a issue of SOCIAL JUSTICE. GOD'S PEOPLE ARE BEING OPPRESSED THROUGH DRACONIAN LAWS THAT PROHIBIT THEM FROM LEGAL MARRIAGE AND THE ABILITY TO ADOPT CHILDREN IN MOST STATES.

WE NEED TO SHARE GOD'S BELOVED KINGDOM TO ALL WHO ARE OPPRESS AND THIS INCLUDES HOMOSEXUALS.

SCRIPTURE BASIS
“Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” ---Amos 5:24

This response may seem choppy because it jumps from dealing with homosexuality to gay adoption and marriage. 5

This response may seem choppy because it jumps from dealing with homosexuality to gay adoption and marriage. 5 paragraphs were editted

Answer 1

while the thought of two men - but strangely enough (wink) not two women - engaged in homosexual sex is personally disgusting to me, they are after all, human and as such should be treated with all the rights, respect and privileges the society they live in provides to its citizens... and that should be that...

Answer 2

My view is somewhat in line with this: "A person who has tendencies to prefer same-sex company may be "wired" differently from birth."

I see it as a type of character style, and it may not be purely nature, but also with nurturing influences.

However, that doesn't mean that BEHAVING as a gay/lesbian/homosexual should be acceptable. There are some born with violence tendencies, but we don't accept it is ok for them to hurt or kill others. There are some who are born handicapped, but we don't just leave them as they are but try to assist them to live properly, and they themselves accepted that they are not normal and live with the inevitable inconveniences.

I think we shouldn't judge those who are born/nurtured to dislike or less prefer opposite sex spouse, but we should reject the ideas/arguments/thoughts/efforts/etc. that suggest these are normal behaviors.

The laws were not here to prohibit them from legal marriage. These are not oppression. It is the choice of behaving as a homosexual that leads to perception of such as oppressions. These laws were drafted probably without any concept that there will be such people asking for same-sex marriages. By the way, it is not just in most states, but in most communities in the world.

Answer 3

Well that is very well written. It is true what is being said. People are never going to accept it and that is more than likely to do with religion. It also says that we shouldn't be mistreated - we are human beings - I fully agree with that too. I think it is very well written.