both arguments are correct...to a point.
homosexuality has been here since man has been here. it is even present in the animal world. just like some of us are pre-programed to like certain smells and taste others dont, some of us get sexually stimulated more by people of the same sex vs the opposite sex.
its a naturaly occuring event. argument one.
if you are the religious type, you are taught that we are put here to overcome our sins. to rise above ourselves to believe in a greater good and strive to achieve that greater good. one of those sins is Desire. sex is Desire. infatuation is Desire. lust is Desire.
the mechanical purpose of sex is reproduction. and the hetero types hide the sin associated with having sex for the sex and not reproduction under the guise that it is sanctioned, even by God, because without it we would perish as a spieces.
the church wants us to have sex only for the purpose of creating more life. period. sex for any other purpose is sin. period. homosexuality is a blatant sin. a huge billboard saying "sin is here". and for the homosexual community to try and get the church to "accept" sin, is in itself unacceptable. it is counter to every thing the church stands for. some denominations have "accepted" homosexuality under the basis that we are all sinners, and we are, and that even sinners should be allowed to gather to hear the word of God. that is infact the way it has always been.
they are not accepting the "sin" of homosexuality, but the concept that we are all sinners, every one, even those leading the church.
so yes, if you are religious, homosexuality is a living testiment to a failing society.....IF.....you judge a societies success on how it embraces and adheres to religion. IF. argument two.
both arguments are correct.
now lets deal with the prejudice. not the religious type. the underlying subconscious type that WE ALL share. creating God in our own immage. the kind that says if you are not like me, beleive as i do, act as i do, look as i do, you are flawed and wrong.
we all have it in there. we fight it to some point, but it still lurks there. yet another sin we need to rise above.
to hetero types, having someone of the same sex touch you in a sexual way isnt just undesirable, its repulsive. you **** types want the other 95 percent of the human population to rise above those feelings of repulsion and accept what is a naturally occuring event. and for a large part, we have, especially in this country.
here is the irony lost on most. the ****,s want us to rise above our sins of prejudice, but dont want to rise above their own sins of desire.
the fire wants to call the kettle black.
that said, i have to say, im a sinner. i really really like sex for the sex. i recognize that and accept that. and as such, i wont point a finger at homos and yell "sinner". but dont expect me to cry you a river about homos being persecuted by people or the church. we are all sinners, but if you want to blatently wave it in every ones face, deal with the consequences and stop crying about it.
Edited, Dec 28th 2006 10:46am by shadowrelm
