Homosexuality and the Bible

Now that we have seen that Homosexuality is defined as a sexual desire for members of the same sex, we can move on a little. We need to note that homosexuality is NOT one of the paraphilias. The paraphilias are dysfunctional problems within a person, normally sexual but homosexuality is not a dysfunction, it turns up in every generation at around the same 3-5% of the population (although the figure is reported by some to be as high as 10% ( Gallup , Kinsey ). Unlike the paraphilias homosexuality does not normally make it difficult for a person to live a normal, engaged human life. In the next blog I want to start looking at what the Bible says or does not say about homosexuality including whether it actually addresses what we understand the term 'homosexual' to mean at all.

If we are going to talk sensibly about homosexuality we need to be sure that we all begin on the same page, so herewith a definition of Homosexuality. ho·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty [ hoh-m uh -sek-shoo- al -i-tee,  or, esp. British,  -seks-yoo- ] noun sexual   desire   or   behavior   directed   toward   a   person   or   persons   of   one's   own  sex. Origin:   1890–95;   homo-  +  sexuality Related   forms an·ti·ho·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty,  noun,   adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.  Let's start by noting the date with that definition. Homosexuality as a concept certainly existed before the 1890s but English did not begin to define the behaviour with that word until then. All the word means is 'Same' (homo, a Greek form we also meet in 'homogeneity' meaning "being made of the same parts.") and sexuality. Homosexuality means nothing more or less than having a sexual interes

This blog although titled 'Homosexuality and the Bible' actually has more to do with Homosexuality and Christianity. I would like to take a look at the verses that others use to attack homosexuality and homosexuals and explain why I do not think they actually apply. You may well agree or disagree but this is my space to comment on this topic.