Is homosexuality punishable under the 7 Noahide Laws ?

Answer 1

The Noahide Laws, or Laws of Noah, are envisioned by Judaism as laws applicable to all human persons, not just Jews.

Homosexual sodomy is clearly prohibited under the laws of Noah as a violation of sexual morality. While violating sexual laws was once punishable under Jewish theocracy, there is no theocratic state today to administer punishments. There remains God's reckoning in the final judgment.

But if by homosexuality you simply mean attraction and temptation, there is no sin in feelings.

Answer 2

Well, Judaism has always acknowledged homosexuality as existing. It acknowledges in the Talmud that some men are thought to be born that way, and even gives advice to wives of these men on their intimate life together as a result. What is permissable but not as a regular practice, by the ruling of some Rabbis back then because of the law against "spilling seed".

I remember learning long ago that the Torah prohibition against homosexual ACTS between *non*-Jewish men was NOT applying to them. Only Jewish men were bound by it.

And that was mainly due to the fact that homosexual acts involve spilling seed, which is akin to murdering the next generation of Jewish children, and is NOT to be done, ever.

For the past ten years or so though, I have been hearing changes. Now it has turned into more of an overall general dislike of homosexuals, even hatred in some Jewish circles, and the issue of spilling seed doesn't seem to be at the forefront of these people's minds anymore - just hatred.

Rabbonim, perhaps Rav Soloveichek even, *may* have ruled that the prohibition against sodomy as included under the subcategories of "no sexual immorality" now applies to Noahides especially, as they are Righteous Gentiles. I believe this is so - someone at least must have, because the Orthodox Rabbonim are teaching this now.

As for women, there are no penalties or punishments laid out in the Torah for women who have intimacy with other women. Women have no "seed" to spill, so therefore was no "crime" committed. HOWEVER, it is considered to be immodest at best, immoral at worst, and is frowned upon by most, and vehemently so by most groups of Orthodox Jews.

In the end I would say that yes, homosexual ACTS are now punishable under the 7 Noahide Laws, as this is what I've seen the Rabbonim teaching for a while now, but it is always best to ask your local Orthodox Rabbi regarding each person's particular circumstance.

Answer 3

maximum Orthodox Jews do no longer help homosexuality in any respect. Nor do solid Christians or Muslims. If a single make certain of ours grow to be a practising gay, by way of our finished history in all generations from the time of adam, none people could be born to be having this communicate. some people of their folly think of homosexuality is a ability to shrink the inhabitants of the international, as homosexuals can no longer have infants. If all people grow to be gay, God forbid, humanity would be long gone in only one technology!! If ten p.c. grow to be practising homosexuals, ten p.c. of the inhabitants is decreased. the assorted Jewish persons who do no longer symbolize Judaism in my opinion experience if the gentiles grow to be homosexuals, their populations could scale back. Plus, people who p.c. this direction are going to be culled via the Lord Almighty, so ultiamately the solid shall inherit the Earth. sarcastically many Jewish persons have chosen this deadly direction additionally, which will kills off all their offspring too! The Quran says killing one individual is murdering all of mankind in financial disaster 5 verse 32 and refers it to the Jewish scripture. whilst Cain killed Abel, he no longer purely killed Abel yet each and every of the generations of Abel for ever. it fairly is the reason homosexuality is exactly forbidden because it encourages the perfect selfishness the place you take exhilaration in life, yet then deny your individual genes to have any wish of life and you grow to be the final of your loved ones's very final gene that shall obliterate the lives of all your ancestors. i'm hoping it fairly is wise.

Answer 4

Sodomy would be considered a violation of the Noahide Laws not homosexuality.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noahide_Laws#Prohibition_against_sexual_immorality

Answer 5

Only if a sin is committed, not repented and then only God decides. Jesus did not cast a stone and no one else should either.

Answer 6

I don't know but It is definately a sin for gay men to fornicate under the 7 Rawhide laws.

lesbians may fornicate and commit sodomy so long as they are hot, and there are men watching.

Answer 7

It would probably be considered "sexual promiscuity" or "fornication" - even in instances where it's monogamous and committed. Because, you know, gay people can't get married, so they have no special ritual for magically sanctifying their sex lives like straight people do.

Answer 8

Yes, and punishment is to hang the homosexual upside down, and saw through his body.