Homosexuality And Religion

The view of religions on homosexuality is largely negative. It is known that the Western reader as regards the three monotheistic religions from the Abrahamic revelation, it is less so for Buddhism or Hinduism. Homosexuals, long persecuted by religious authorities or which are sometimes still choose concealment, fighting association, humorous or the escape, sometimes militant, via the apostasy.

The three Abrahamic monotheistic

In Judaism , homosexuality is considered "an abomination". Religions heirs of the law of Moses included this biblical rejection of homosexuality: the homosexuality in Christianity , it is considered an act against nature and a sin. The Bible is very clear about this because it is written in chapter 20, verse 13 of the book of Leviticus (New International Version translation . However, his interpretations are criticized by other historians who accuse him of confusing the spiritual and carnal ties systematically .

The Roman Catholic Church has grown from a criminal conviction to a tolerance of "the homosexual condition or tendency" of believers, while rejecting the "actions" . The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , headed by Cardinal Ratzinger (future Benedict XVI ) said in 1986 and 2003 , this position, urging in particular the Catholic bishops and lawmakers' s oppose the legislation for the Civil Solidarity Pact or its equivalent in other legislation.

Today, except in communities prone fundamentalist (read this as what the Mormon perception of homosexuality is perceived or how the homosexuality among Jehovah's Witnesses ), it does not require abstinence for homosexuals, but only a minimum of restraint and discretion . In the Roman Catholic Church, the emphasis on hospitality and good will toward gay people while maintaining a ban and a condemnation of sexual relations.

The Protestantism , in its majority, has reviewed its position on the issue by following the principle Ecclesia semper reformanda ("the Church must reform itself without ceasing") and leaves only judges who believe their faith and way of apply.

The homosexuality in the Anglican Church , for example, seems to escape the rejection of homosexuality derived from Christianity and beyond, Judaism, with the blessing of same-sex marriage and consecration of bishops openly gay or lesbians. Similarly, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted in August 2009 to allow gay monogamous (and not just singles) to be ordained pastors .

In East

Buddhism does not explicitly address the topic of homosexuality, but he generally advocates keeping control of the senses. Interpretations vary in detail but the overall trend is to recognize only heterosexual sex for the procreation and to reject the pursuit of pleasure "for fun". So homosexuality. The Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's highest representative was clearly expressed on the subject .

In the Hinduism , the pleasure is not perceived as evil: it is a gift from God. The sin of the flesh is not like Judaism or Christianity, and many even sensual erotic carvings on the outer walls of the temples are there to testify. However, carnal pleasure is accepted and acceptable only insofar as it is consumed in heterosexual marriage. As in Europe, different eras have brought different degrees of tolerance but do Hinduism and its various avatars ... ( Sikhism , Jainism , Buddhism , etc.). homophilic a haven would be a contradiction.

Gays and religion

Lesbians and gay believers, driven by faith in God and the belief that their church will change, understand and accept, founded places, associations that unite them in their faith. Beit Haverim ("House of Friends ") for Jews, David and Jonathan for Christians and Muslims in France Gay (HM2F) for Muslims, play the role of host.

For those that repels submission process, there remains the possibility of apostasy. Some associations, like the Pink Panthers , openly advocating for this solution, although paradoxically linked to groups close to religious movements. In Spain, the Collective of lesbians, gays and transsexuals filed Thursday, July 8, 2004, 1200 declarations of abandonment of the Catholic faith to the Archbishop of Madrid to protest against "unwarranted privileges" of the Roman Catholic Church in this country and to remove names of filers lists baptized on which it relies to establish the number of Catholics in Spain and receive public funding in proportion.

Lesbians and gays have created the Radical Faeries (Fairies radical "), a collection ranging from the New Age and paganism prjudochrtien. The humor is a traditional weapon of the gay culture and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence , born of the struggle against AIDS, depict decorum, turning Papist.

References

Bibliography

• (En) Pierre Hurteau, homosexuality and religions of the world, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2010.
• (In) Arlene Swidler (ed.), Homosexuality and World Religions, Trinity Press, 1993.

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