Scientists and sociologists do not know what causes homosexuality, just as they don’t know what causes heterosexuality, but virtually all are convinced that whatever the cause, it is unchangeable. It should be noted, however, that all these negative aspects of homosexuality are not due to homosexuality as such, but are the results of both society’s and the Church’s attitude to the homosexual. If sex/love is centered primarily on communion between two persons rather than on biological concepts of procreative complementarity, then the love of two persons of the same sex need be no less than that of two persons of the opposite sex. McNeill: “A general consideration of scriptural data concerning sexual behavior leads to only one certain conclusion: those sexual relations can be justified morally which are a true expression of human love.

Down through history same-gender sex was universally considered to be acts by (heterosexual) people who had chosen to engage in perverted sex.Gays and lesbians want the right to marry for the same reasons other Americans do: to gain the moral, legal, social and spiritual benefits conferred on the marrying couple and especially on their family unit. But it would enable those of us who are involved in gay or lesbian relationships to get the rest of society to understand that we take these relationships just as seriously as heterosexual married couples take theirs. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Pauline hides her condition from all but a few of her very closest friends, and chooses adoption for her beloved daughter, Louise. You know that for the past decade or so most Protestant denominations have been debating whether to affirm, and especially whether to ordain, homosexuals.

With the support of her husband, John Alderton, and the consent of Louise and Louise's adoptive parents, she wrote her story in 1992. An article in our paper a few days ago told of a man asking where the nearest gay bar was; he said he wanted to shoot some queers. The Bible says nothing about innate homosexuality as we know it today or about people who are homosexuals.Gays in a major city complained to the police that it was not safe for them to walk in their neighborhood.