The passing of the Old Testament Law is detailed in the New Testament rather extensively, and twice in Acts sexual sin is specifically singled out as an exception to the injunctions against holding people to the Judaic law.
Got any references for this?
This supposed confusion over words is an invention.
Er, no it's not. There are a lot of specific words whose meanings are unclear. I mentioned three of them.
For anyone who finds difficulty in a word that roughly translates to "man couching" used in the context of a whole slew of other obviously sexual references, I can only say they should take some time to refresh themselves on the importance of context in reading comprehension.
Words that sound simple aren't always necessarily so. Language is filled with context-specific and idiomatic language as a general rule.
Of course you have a problem with it. It is the foundation and cornerstone of the new left's renewed attack on Christians. First the psychological community lied and called it an illness. Now they lie and state there is no choice involved. Problematically, there is no scientific model for choice at all. The psychological community knows this, and yet continues to press this issue as if it were cut and dried.
That is simply dishonest and unethical.
The entire issue is based on the personal testimony of the handful of people who claim no control. Anyone else is automatically tagged as "bisexual" and sent on their merry way. It is specious.
I'm honestly not sure what you think it
is, or why you're saying these things about homosexuality without saying them about heterosexuality as well.
Let me put it this way: Did you choose to be straight?
It's also more than a "handful of people". It's
homosexuals in general. It's virtually always put in terms of
realizing that you're of a certain orientation, rather than
choosing it or even becoming it.
I'll be the first to say that I think it's wrong to considering it a completely innate/genetic thing, either. It's not. Sexuality is more complex than "genetic or a choice" and more complex than "gay, straight, or bi". Lots of factors are involved, and I personally believe it's more fluid than a lot of liberals seem to think. However, to say that you can
decide which sexual orientation to be is incredibly absurd.
Also, I have no idea what this whole "renewed left" and "attack on Christianity" thing is supposed to be. Is there some kind of conspiracy I've forgotten to take part in?
I got sad that some gay girl couldn't do what her mom wanted at the funeral.... I shoulda known this wouldn't end well.
I sympathize with that, and I very strongly disagree with the Catholic Church's teachings on anything remotely sex-related. And I say this as an irreligious person who was raised Catholic. Just so it's clear that I sympathize with you here more than I might have led you to believe.
On the other hand, even though their anti-gay stance is certainly harmful, I don't think they should have been
expected to grant their religious rites and rituals to someone who they obviously have such a problem with, nor do I think she should have expected it. Them having a problem with her in the first place is the problem here.