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Nimetic · 06-24-2006, 05:37 PM

I guess the key thing is that religious restrictions should not apply to those who don't have the same faith. For example - if muslims cannot eat pork, the law should not prevent others from doing so. Ditto, if another religion requires (male) circumcision - it should not mean that all parents are required by law to have this done on their children.

But this (my point above) is a sideshow. You are talking about the teachings assuming a Christian context ok, so I should not diverge from that. Sorry.

My feeling then on this teaching, as somebody who is not Christian but who grew up on a 'western' or Christian influenced society, is that I don't understand the reason behind it.

The OP talks about it being wrong to give into temptation to do something wrong. Sure, I agree - this is self evident.

But what I want to know is the reasoning behind homosexual contact being "wrong" in the first place.

I can understand that murder is wrong, on the basis that I don't want to be murdered.

I can understand prohibitions against adultery, stealing etc in a the same manner.

But clearly, the same "treat your neighbor the same" concept does not serve to explain why sex between consenting homosexuals (with no cheating etc) is wrong.

06-24-2006, 05:37 PM	#33 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	I guess the key thing is that religious restrictions should not apply to those who don't have the same faith. For example - if muslims cannot eat pork, the law should not prevent others from doing so. Ditto, if another religion requires (male) circumcision - it should not mean that all parents are required by law to have this done on their children. But this (my point above) is a sideshow. You are talking about the teachings assuming a Christian context ok, so I should not diverge from that. Sorry. My feeling then on this teaching, as somebody who is not Christian but who grew up on a 'western' or Christian influenced society, is that I don't understand the reason behind it. The OP talks about it being wrong to give into temptation to do something wrong. Sure, I agree - this is self evident. But what I want to know is the reasoning behind homosexual contact being "wrong" in the first place. I can understand that murder is wrong, on the basis that I don't want to be murdered. I can understand prohibitions against adultery, stealing etc in a the same manner. But clearly, the same "treat your neighbor the same" concept does not serve to explain why sex between consenting homosexuals (with no cheating etc) is wrong.