Homosexuality and Christianity

With Forays into Related Issues

Dialog between Norman E. Anderson and a Homoralist

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General Contents

Summary

Preface General Warning

Norms' Side of the Exchange Correspondence on Homosexuality Introductory Critique of the homorality.org Web site Organizational stances Homophobia defined Where my sympathies are Understanding sin existentially Moral responsibility The problem with focusing on consequences, and other matters The homorality principle Authority and sin Dialog, the interpretive process, and homosexuality in the church Sin as apodictic Lust, self-centeredness, and authority Mystical spirituality, tradition, and sin Sexuality and Christian spirituality Social promotion of homosexuality Confession and assertion Definitions -- agape, Christian, bisexuality, promiscuity, contradiction, one flesh Idea for a book on homorality Holiness and sexuality Fame Pain of Confession Exhaustion Critiquing a letter to E. M. Kaeton on homosexuality in the church Oppression Ten Points for a Sexual Ethic Oppressions compared Critiquing a faculty advisor's statement on sexual ethics Critiquing a review of The Bible and Homosexual Practice Natural law and other matters Correspondence Relating to September 11th and the Judgment of God, with Special Reference to Homosexuality Blaming homosexuals Disaster and damnation Critiquing a letter to the LA Times Judgment and Humility Critiquing a message by Earle Fox Critiquing another letter to the LA Times The Falwell apologies Cognizant of warnings Referring to "A few words for Americans" The fun is gone Closing the conversation

Dissection

Excursus on Male Homosexuality in the Bible Strand one: Sodom (Genesis 19) Strand two: The Levitical Leviticus 18:22, 26, 29; 20:13 Romans 1:27 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Malakos in 1 Corinthians 6:9 Arsenokoites in 1 Corinthians 6:9 Arsenokoites in 1 Timothy 1:9-10 Strand three: The male cult prostitute (Deuteronomy 23:17-18; 1 Kings 14:24; Revelation 21:8; 22:15) Strand four: Gibeah (Judges 19-21) Strand five: David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 18:1-4; 2 Samuel 1:26) Concluding remarks on the biblical analysis

Concluding comments regarding the correspondence

Feedback

Boxes

Two senses of social constructionism

The Kinsey Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale

The Bill of Rights, Article 2, "The Second Amendment"

In praise of the military

Thomas Jefferson on a standing army

Let-'em-aloners

The blood prohibition

Levels of protection from pedophilia

Pascal's wager: the short form

Hugh Latimer on the livery of Christ

The wider hope

Evil and sexuality

Tradition

Definition of autograph

Wit in hindsight

Assertion

Galileo on authority

Operative principles

Humiliation

Prooftexting

1 Corinthians 2:12

Jerry Falwell's controversial remark

Thornton Wilder on disaster

The Bill of Rights, Article 1, "The First Amendment"

Thomas Jefferson on the separation of church and state

Humility testifies: a quotation from Augustine of Hippo

The Treaty of Tripoli (1797)

A brighter side of American relations with Moslem peoples

A stock seminary joke

Mr. Falwell's early written apology

Parable of the sitting tigers

Threads of Thought

Authority 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

The Bible and sexuality 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

The church and homosexuality 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Council of Jerusalem 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Dimorphism 1, 2

Government and sexuality 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Homophobia 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Homorality 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Humility 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Lesbianism 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Licentiousness 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Marriage and homosexuality 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Monogamy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Moral responsibility 1, 2, 3

Natural law 1, 2, 3

Noachides 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Oppression 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Promiscuity 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Sex ed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Sexual ethics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Sexual orientation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Toleration 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Traditionalism 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Utilitarian ethics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

November 5, 2001; posted, November 13, 2001; new url, January 29, 2004; last modification, January 29, 2004

Copyright ©2001-2004 by Norman E. Anderson

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