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Subject: Why the spotlight on gays? |
Bible Note: Interesting read and while the church in my opinion has fallen far short of its calling, and has much to repent for, I think to place any blame for homosexuality on it is stretch. I realize the current trend is to seek to blame anything or anybody but the person caught up in the sin and I think this is yet another example. Could not the problem be sin? Genuine and personal sin? Sin that rebels from the normal and tries to call the abnormal normal. True there are many things that play into this, a society that prompts the over glamorization of sex, of self indulgence and of pleasure seeking, coupled with a diminished sense of right and wrong? Add further the constant portrayal that eliminates or minimizes love, relationship and procreation as part of the sex act, showing "normal" sex as little more than a one night stand done on a whim for nothing more than the physical pleasure it affords. Add further to this mix the day to day barrage from TV, Radio, media that alternate lifestyles is not only self fulfilling but by participating you show yourself to be more intellectual, more tolerant, more compassionate, more willing to be a "risk" taker. Then teach evolution, that we evolved from animals and our sexual nature is an instinct. How or why hold us accountable for something that is inborn and natural, does not the animal world show degrees of homosexuality? Lastly add still one more ingredient, it is not the homosexuals fault, they were either born that way, their parents did it, God did it or now the church did it. But the fact is on judgment day each will stand before God and all the factors mentioned above will not accepted as justification. As I said I will agree the church has much to repent for, however I don't think Romans 1 is saying homosexuality is the curse of Godlessness but rather it is saying that is the result. EdB |