What about homosexuality ?

16 Jan

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I generally find my religion pretty close to human nature, it looks very logical, quite practical but there is one thing that confuses me, totally stumps me : its stand on homosexuality. Not only my religion but all religions strongly condemn it, on the other hand homosexuals claim that it is the most natural thing for them.

Now I am not taking any sides, I am sharing just my confusion,

1. Apart from humans, homosexuality is a common occurrence in many animals. So is nature trying to say that it is only for animals to follow such instincts or is it trying to say that it is but natural to have something different from normal ?

2. If according to religion it is but unnatural then why do people claim to be so helpless against it? If it is like any other sin then why do homosexuals bear so many discriminations just to publicly state their sexual identity? From where do they get the courage of bearing all the bullying? In short, why would anyone deliberately choose a hard path if it is something unnatural?

3. When an octogenarian gay couple get married after 50 years of living together, doesn’t it show companionship more than any other emotion?

I do not want to judge anyone and least of all in the light of religion but I do want to know what exactly is religious logic behind it? Is it religious politics of many centuries, is it holy scriptures understood the wrong way or is it people not understanding the laws of nature?

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2 Responses to “What about homosexuality ?”

  1. veach January 23, 2012 at 10:43 pm #

    I’ve been reading your blog for a while and enjoy your perspective on many topics. This is the first time I’ve commented because this is the first time your entire post has been presented as a question (and it doesn’t seem you are speaking rhetorically).

    I don’t have an answer to your question. Not really. What I can do is point out why I (and many people like myself) do not participate in any form of organized religion.

    You seem to have figured out that humans do not ‘choose’ to whom they are attracted, but then you end with questions that are … well … confusing (to me).

    So, I wrote a post of my own to attempt to – if not answer – at least, clarify your questions.

    Hopefully my statements will help in some manner.

    -veach

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    • Beenish Khan January 24, 2012 at 2:56 am #

      Hi Veach,

      Thanks for taking out the time to followup on the post.

      The aim of the post was to raise questions and hope that they will intrigue minds which are focusing on just one side of the picture. I think there can never be a clear answer to what truly is God’s stand about homosexuality unless He comes down and say it by Himself and that won’t probably happen. So what we need to understand is that we don’t understand everything and we need to give others space and respect their choices.

      Thanks!

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