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Religions Against Homosexuality

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Posted by John Morgan Powell on February 13, 2001 18:19:19 UTC

S.H. Le,

You wrote:

> Ex. People used to be really threatened by
> homosexuality... it was considered evil by
> many. BUT today, with the tolerance that comes
> only from education, we realize that people
> don't choose to be gay because they're evil,
> that's just the way they are. Consequently
> we're less threatened by it, and homosexuals
> are no longer considered evil.

You made some important points in your message. However, the statement "homosexuals are no longer considered evil" is premature. Some religions and religious people still consider them evil. "God hates Fags", for example. When the distinction is clearly made between homosexual sexual preference (genetic) and gay sexual activity (choice) this tends to make homosexuality less evil among religious homophobes, although they will often still regard gay sex as evil.

The gradual change in religious attitudes about slavery, women's rights, homosexuality, abortion, etc. is an indication in my mind that religious dogma is a creation of man, not of God.

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