From: Richard Kerr <>
Newsgroups: alt.christnet,alt.religion.christian,alt.religion.christian.baptist,aus.religion.christian,alt.religion.christian-teen
Subject: Re: God, Science, and Homosexuality
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 11:46:00 +1100

Gavin Wheeler wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Nov 1998 18:18:11 -0500, "Marvin" <> wrote:
>
> >Jody wrote in message <73j4nq$o0>...
> >
> >[Neither Aramaic, Greek, Latin or Hebrew contains the word
> >"homosexual" in it.]
> >
> >The concept of homosexual behavior is not at all new and is clearly
> >known to the writers of Scripture, including Paul in Romans 1:22-32.
> [...]
>
>         But the concept of 'homosexuality' the personal quality as
> opposed to the act of  homosexual sex is, I understand, a fairly
> recent invention - as is the whole concept of 'sexuality' or 'sexual
> orientation' as a facet of one's identity.

Spot on. Until Freud it hadn't occured to anyone that some people might
only be sexually attracted to the same sex.

The bible does not explicitly address the question of life long
monogomous homosexual relationships because they didn't exist at the
time it was written.

What we are all expending so much energy on is an inference that bible
condemns this. It may or may not be a correct inference, but we at least
need to acknowledge that that is what it is.

--
Regards,

Richard Kerr            Ph: (02) 9351 5320
SUHRF 2000 Project      Fx: (02) 9351 5323
University of Sydney

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