According to the King James Bible, Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination Homosexuality has been practiced for thousands of years. Simply put, homosexuality is defined as sexual relations between like genders (i.e., two males or two females). Many people now believe that homosexuality is part of who a person really is from the moment of conception. The “genetic and unchangeable” theory has been actively promoted by gay activists and the popular media. Is homosexuality really an inborn and normal variant of human natural? For some people yes, and for others no. Some people do not have their first homosexual feelings or experience until they are well into adulthood. For that reason that is why …show more content…
Sexually transmitted diseases, the convictions of religion, and the many morays and forays of society, which include the idea of the nuclear family, are several of the reasons why homosexuality is so unaccepted in today’s society. Why, one might ask, is there so much discrimination? Why do people make such a distinction bases on sexual preference? One of the reasons may be because the first case of AIDS was discovered in a homosexual male and, therefore, first spread among homosexual males. This brought upon homosexuals a stigma that would never fade. A connotation was forever coined between gays and diseases, homosexuals and AIDS. Why, even though there are millions of heterosexuals with AIDS, does the disease continue to give homosexuals a bad name? Society’s expresses of disapproval for homosexuals is seen in endless rallies against homosexuals. Most of these rallies are religious because of the debate based on the fact that God created Adam and Eve, not well…Adam and …show more content…
There are two main stances that have been taken in this debate. The first, held by most conservative churches, states that homosexuality is wrong. The second belief is that there is nothing wrong with this life-style. While I believe the first stance is the right and the stance that the bible leads us to take, I am not willing to take it as far as a large group of Christians do today. Numerous Christians are willing to say that homosexuality is the worst sin, far greater than any other. Although most Christians will not use these specific words, they display it with their actions; overlooking their own private sins. They instead pick one that they do not struggle with and do not understand. I fully believe that homosexuals are born the way they are. They are born into sin, just as the rest of us are born liars, cheats, and thieves. The only way that they can break free from their sin is through the power of Jesus Christ. How will they ever know Jesus Christ if his followers show hate and not