Beyond the Dichotomy: Six Religious Views of Homosexuality

2014/05/28 by Dawne Moon · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #American Constitutional Law and Politics #Religion and Society Interactions #Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

paper · doi:10.1080/00918369.2014.926762

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Abstract

Using published theological and scholarly evidence, this article disrupts the stereotypical "born gay"/"sinful choice" dichotomy widely assumed to characterize religious views of homosexuality in the United States. It argues that we need to keep moral questions separate from questions about the fixity or fluidity of sexual orientation. Rather than two, American Christian and Jewish views of homosexuality can been seen on a range from the "God Hates Fags" view through "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin," "We Don't Talk About That," "They Can't Help It," "God's Good Gift," and a queer-theological view of the "Godly Calling."

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