When and why did the homosexual issues start to be concerned in the church in America?
I hope that any references could be provided in your answer. Many thanks. A student, from Taiwan, who is encountering a big difficulty in his senior project.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered - 8 Answers
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When the pilgrims landed on Plymoth Rock. and to Wonder... Protostants are christians too... :) and the pilgrims were protostant - that's why they came here... he he
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I don't no when and the guy above me isn't right because i'm pretty sure america wasn't really christian for a while i'm pretty sure it was in the protestant erra when they came over from england...i dont remeber why is because they think its a sin
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Because some scientists how proved things the church disagreed with, eg. the world being a sphere, where gay, so by making the fact that they are gay seem awful it gave the scientists less respect, so people didnt believe them. rather hypocrytical imo because some vicars are having sex with under aged boys, which is surely worse than just having sex with other men... you would think
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Since the issues of homosexuality, bestiality, sexual perversions, etc. are so strongly prohibitive in The Old Testament and The New Testament, they have been a concern for the church in America from the time it began to develop. The strength of such concern can be seen in the laws of the various states'...and the strong penalties for such behavior. Most of these laws derived from religious beliefs of the populace.
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From the beginning. Most states banned "sodomy" as soon as they were states. They did so because the state legislatures were predominantly made up of Christians, and those people in the legislatures learned their belief that "sodomy" is "wrong" from their churches.
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at the same time as when the church in america banned and imprisoned other christian believers because they didn't belong to the 'right' church - right from the beginning of settlement. at the same time as the church supported annihilation of the indigenous people of the north american continent.
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It has been, since the Holy Scriptures were written thousands of years ago. "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination ..." Leviticus 20:13 The reason it has come to the forefront, is because unlike other sins that the Bible teaches about, Homosexuals have tried to force their “lifestyle†upon our society. You don’t see that happening with other sins that the Bible mentions.
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The origin of ACCEPTED homophobia was in ancient Rome.The king wanted to gain more power so he joined an alliance with the catholic church. Catholicism is against homosexuals so he believed this as well to gain acceptance from them, he forced his empire to believe this as well.
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1492, alternative sexual practices have always been a concern of the church, but as these alternatives became more open and vocal, the church responded by becoming more vocal about it's opposition.
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