Does your religion accept homosexuality?

[Eddi]

Does your religion accept homosexuality?

If so why, and if not why not?

And I mean accept, as opposed to just tolerate

And I don't mean saying "hate the sin but love the sinner"

Or "judge not lest ye be judged"

I mean actual acceptance - of homosexuality being morally equal to heterosexuality

Such as having LGBT ministers and performing same-sex weddings

My church does

 

[Rival]

Historically, likely no.

 

[syo]

YES.
Why? Because it EXISTS.

 

[Ella S.]

Yes, when homosexual relationships contribute to the health of those involved or the overall health of humanity.

No, when homosexual relationships are abusive or otherwise unhealthy.

In Stoicism, abstinence is encouraged from a variety of things, which often includes some form of chastity, but this is not a strict rule. Epictetus writes in the Enchiridion, "Concerning sex, stay as chaste as you can before marriage. If you do indulge, engage only in licit liaisons. Don't be harsh or judgmental of others who have sex; if you are celibate yourself, do not advertise that fact."

Licit here means consensual and not cheating on someone. Prostitution and homosexuality were both considered licit in the cultural context in which Epcitetus writes, that being ancient Greece.

 

[Secret Chief]

Does your religion accept homosexuality?

If so why, and if not why not?

And I mean accept, as opposed to just tolerate

And I don't mean saying "hate the sin but love the sinner"

Or "judge not lest ye be judged"

I mean actual acceptance - of homosexuality being morally equal to heterosexuality

Such as having LGBT ministers and performing same-sex weddings

My church does

Buddhism is as much concerned with homosexuality as architecture is.

 

[Ashoka]

Gerald Gardner, the founder of Wicca, was an avowed homophobe. But, your modern Wiccan is very pro LGBTQ+ and accepting. If you were to ask the average Wiccan, most would be affirming.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Buddhism is as much concerned with homosexuality as architecture is.

If they are in sorrow, then I think Buddhism is concerned.
As for Hinduism, sexual diversity has long been accepted (Shikhandi in Mahabharata). We even have homosexual Gods and Goddesses. Bhuchari (Goddess), Iravan (God). I am uncertain about Yellamma (whether she herself is one), but she is the Goddess of LGBTQ in South India.

 

[Father Heathen]

Historically, likely no.

It was possible, speculatively: Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum - Wikipedia

 

[Secret Chief]

If they are in sorrow, then I think Buddhism is concerned.

Yes, with sorrow but with homosexuality per se I would say not.

 

[pearl]

Does your religion accept homosexuality?

If so why, and if not why not?

It accepts the reality of a homosexual orientation that is not by choice. It does not accept a marriage between homosexual persons due to its position on pro-creation being the first reason for marriage.

 

[The Crimson Universe]

If they are in sorrow, then I think Buddhism is concerned.
As for Hinduism, sexual diversity has long been accepted (Shikhandi in Mahabharata). We even have homosexual Gods and Goddesses. Bhuchari (Goddess), Iravan (God). I am uncertain about Yellamma (whether she herself is one), but she is the Goddess of LGBTQ in South India.

If i'm not wrong, that's pre-colonial India with carvings of same-sex individuals and even acts of bestiality on the walls of khajuraho temple.

I have yet to see modern preists from established sects like that of Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Shaivism giving their approval of same-sex relationships.

The founder of the Hare Krishnas, Mr.Prabhupada, when he was alive, once in his lecture spoke against gays and lesbians.
There are many hare krishna gay devotees of European origin who are given the choice to either remain celibate OR marry someone of your opposite gender and keep serving God, but no same sex activity is allowed while being a member of the cult.

From a news article i came to know few years ago that a homosexual hare krishna devotee was forcefully married to a woman. But the poor guy couldn't keep a leash on his natural urges and kept performing sodomy with other male devotees in secrecy. I don't recall his name but the news was even on youtube.

A decade or so ago, when thousands of gay hindu youths were going public about their sexuality, and standing up for their LGBT rights, many yogis and religious hindu leaders commented on live television (including baba ramdev) that being gay is a type of mental illness.

There maybe a few hindu preists who performs marriage rituals for gay couples but they are exceptions and are only one in a million. They are scorned by the rest of the hindu community and by the established religious sects as well.

 

[Aupmanyav]

If i'm not wrong, that's pre-colonial India with carvings of same-sex individuals and even acts of bestiality on the walls of khajuraho temple.
I have yet to see modern preists from established sects like that of Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Shaivism giving their approval of same-sex relationships.
(including baba ramdev)
There maybe a few hindu preists who performs marriage rituals for gay couples but they are exceptions and are only one in a million. They are scorned by the rest of the hindu community and by the established religious sects as well.

Acceptance and approval are two different things.
Since when Baba Ramdev became so important?
Homosexual marriage is not legal yet according to Indian law, but two adults can live together (men or women) and do whatever they want in their place. That is permitted by law.

 

[The Crimson Universe]

...but two adults can live together (men or women) and do whatever they want in their place. That is permitted by law.

Try explaining that to the rest of the population. I'm sure you'll be met with hostility. Good luck anyway. ;=)

 

[metis]

Does your religion accept homosexuality?

Only up to the point of them having sex, but no further. As for myself, as long as it's with adults and consensual, I have no problem with it.

 

[sun rise]

Acceptance and approval are two different things.
Since when Baba Ramdev became so important?
Homosexual marriage is not legal yet according to Indian law, but two adults can live together (men or women) and do whatever they want in their place. That is permitted by law.

There are also the hijra (hijara?) who are very low in society and are transgender/transvestites/...

 

[Wildswanderer]

Only up to the point of them having sex, but no further. As for myself, as long as it's with adults and consensual, I have no problem with it.

If you are Catholic that's incorrect.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, a text which contains dogmas and teachings of the Church, names “homosexual acts” as “intrinsically immoral and contrary to the natural law,” and names “homosexual tendencies” as “objectively disordered.”

 

[VoidCat]

Try explaining that to the rest of the population. I'm sure you'll be met with hostility. Good luck anyway. ;=)

This has nothing to do with anything you've said or the OP but your profile pic. It reminds me of a cartoon i watched but can't remember the name of it. I could swear that was the character in it. Who is it in your profile pic?

 

[Link]

Humans being created per Quran on "the best form" and that is by the name of God. Just because some trait is possibly acquired by a human doesn't make it per the original nature of a human. According to Quran, homosexuality and bisexuality stems from being intoxicated from Satanic forces and sorcery.

Every act of a human must be for God and those acts are not for God.

Sometimes it's easy to get confused when our vision relies on demonic eyes or their sorcery to analyze things. Mental clarity is done by making the pure guides and lights of the journey to the vision of the mystic knowers of God the eyes by which we see.

When we see through holy light, things look differently then when we analyze through demonic vision.

 

[The Crimson Universe]

This has nothing to do with anything you've said or the OP but your profile pic. It reminds me of a cartoon i watched but can't remember the name of it. I could swear that was the character in it. Who is it in your profile pic?

Its Dexter.
The name of the show is Dexter's Laboratory. Its one of my fav shows. :=)

 

[VoidCat]

Its Dexter.
The name of the show is Dexter's Laboratory. Its one of my fav shows. :=)

Thank you. That was driving me nuts