If morality for slavery changes for example it was once right but now is wrong why can't the same hold true for gays? Isn't enough that ideas and people change?
2007-03-29 19:57:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well yes, and the positive thing is that it largely has. Where the pendulum has swung on slavery so that it is now anathema to many nations, it has swung in the opposite direction towards homosexuality - most people, the vast majority, now have no problem with gay men and women. However, the swing on this issue has happened relatively fast in historical terms - as recently as the 1970s, homosexuality was still viewed by the mainstream heterosexual community as something funny or odd, and as recently as the 1950s in the UK it was still actively illegal to be a gay man (though curiously not a gay woman - apparently Queen Victoria couldn't believe that "women would do such things", and so saw no reason to pass a law against it).
Now the majority of society doesn't care, but many people who were born before the attitude swung are still alive and well and having trouble adjusting to the new reality. Maybe two more full generations from now, the change will be as permanent and complete as it could be, and homophobia will be as unacceptable as slavery is now. There is however a caveat to that, which is in the case of staunch and literal believers in holy books, which they believe transcend time, and therefore transcend societal change. To these people, some things will always be wrong, because they were written down as being wrong several thousand years ago. Though curiously, even these people pick and choose the abominations they wish to focus on - Leviticus is a key case in point. Lots of extreme Christians say homosexuality is wrong because it's listed as an "abomination" in Leviticus. But so is handling the skin of a pig (bang goes the NFL), wearing clothes woven from two different thread (so much modern clothing should be thrown out), working on the Sabbath (so the staff at the movie theatre should probably be stoned to death) etc etc etc.Ultimately in this case, the cry of an ancient codified morality will live on in a world that no longer understands it, and will gradually lose support until it disappears like a rant on the wind.
2007-03-29 20:12:58 · answer #1 · answered by mdfalco71 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has changed but it's a slow process. 40 years ago, most gay people hid their sexuality. Now, more people feel like they can come out of the closet and not totally lose their lives for what they are. To me, that's progress. When slavery ended, there were some who refused to accept it. Up until the 1960s, this country was still segregated so obviously, the slavery ban was just a law on the books. Ending a certain practice that is seen as immoral or unjust is just the start. People have to relearn how to think. There's still alot of intolerance today so, we're still working on it. I doubt there will ever be a day when someone isn't hated for something they can't control (race, sexual preference, etc). There will always be some people who think a group of people in beneath them and don't deserve equal rights. Sad but true.
2007-03-30 03:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morality of homosexuality does and has changed. For the Ancient Greeks, it was just a thing, neither right nor wrong. For the Spartans in particular, it was an expected thing, they seem to have forced heterosexuality purely for reproduction. At some point since then, it has swung towards immoral and unaceptable, and is currently somewhere best described as tolerated.
2007-03-30 03:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by juicy_wishun 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In terms of religion, slavery was never considered moral. Love of money isn't considered moral either even though people conveniently ignore that. As far as society's acceptance of things, it does change, but that's not exactly morality, but rather a sense of normality.
2007-03-30 03:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by the Boss 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Morality changes for everyone, but the process is slow, as the needs of society change.
2007-03-30 03:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is just slowly , you really think slavery ended in one day, there are way more open and accepted gays than 20 years ago , it will happen as the older people die out younger people are more OK with it , i am not gay but dont care what you stick it in!
2007-03-30 03:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Man changes what he thinks should be changed, but God does not. If God said it was bad when the Law was given, it is still bad. God's law transcends the ideas of man. The best course is to follow what God's point of view is, as opposed to that of man. The laws of God were given for just cause, and for the best health of man. As usual, man screws things up thinking he has become wise enough to do so.
2007-03-30 03:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It will change. Slowly and with much pain, like it did for slavery.
2007-03-30 03:03:18 · answer #8 · answered by A 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you study history there have been several cultures across time that embraced homosexuality. Homosexuality was much more accepted in Rome and Greece two thousand years ago than it is now.
2007-03-30 03:03:03 · answer #9 · answered by aaron 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure, but until someone has enough gumption to amend the Bible like the U.S. Constitution, homosexuality is always going to be a sin in God's eyes.
If you HAVE to be gay, then those who oppose homosexuality will just have to put up with it. That's what tolerance means. But they don't have to like it.
2007-03-30 03:02:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋