mclaren thought #4.1 on homosexuality
this is how homosexuality has been traditionally viewed.
i think most of us can understand that this is inappropriate. Read on.
14.7.05
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I have reflected many times upon our rigid search. It has shown me that everything is illuminated in the light of the past. It is always along the side of us, on the inside, looking out. Like you say, inside out. Jonathan, in this way, I will always be along the side of your life. And you will always be along the side of mine.
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sorry to come to this discussion late, but i thought i had a couple of comments to make.
it seems to me that a lot of the christian condemnation of homosexuality is based merely on instruction (i.e. the Bible tells us so) and not much on an understanding of how homosexuality can have negative consequences on one's life. therefore, christians seem to be often viewed as just spouting about their religious dogma, while never promoting anything that appears logical or practical to those outside of their belief system.
do we ever stop to ask the question of WHY homosexuality might not be desired by God? it seems to me that doing so might start to center us around a better thought system than merely taking dated, contextualized scripture and attempting to directly map it onto our current cultural state. i'm not saying that scripture is irrelevant here. but it seems to me that most of the Christian opposition to homosexuality is *only* based on a "because the Bible tells me so" sort of mentality. you'll notice that other unhealthy practices in life are not restricted in this manner; it's quite easy to think of real, practical reasons why adultery, stealing and lying can have negative effects on one's own life.
i guess the reason i bring this up is because it seems that we're all trying to grapple with this issue, but are starting at the wrong place. we're trying to begin with implementing moral rules and conduct, instead of first trying to understand what exactly the "rules" are. until we begin that process of understanding, we'll stay in the darkness of ignorance, and will continue to appear that way to those in the homosexual community.
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