, of coursethey must be unholy unclean beings set out to destroy the purity of man (Leviticus 15:19).Which we of course know now not to be the case even though some right wing politicians would like to argue otherwise So most religious leaders have effectively disregarded explicit laws set out to monitor women’s menstrual cycles because it would be absolutely ridiculous for a man not to sit in a chair where a woman was on her period; Men would never sit again ( Leviticus 15:19-24) . These are the types of things simply not useful in understanding the modern person’s search for God. I firmly believe this circumstance holds true within the context of homosexuality as well. A sin, as understood by the church, is a conscious action performed by an it However, recognition of the fluidity of sexuality negates the possibility that homosexuality could prevent a deep, personal relationship with God. Homosexuality is no more a sin than a woman on her period, while we fully understand some politicians view both those concepts as a sin, the vast majority of individuals religious or otherwise are more than willing to allow both.
Many religious individuals have been praised for saying, “Members of LGBTQ+ community should not be h hurt or murdered.” However, the majority of individuals would extend this basic ourtesy to a complete stranger.. A more meaningful demonstration of societal acceptance would be a recognition of the fact that their God loves,
caccepts, and wants them to have happy lives with whomever they choose to spend their lives.It’s extremely important for religious individuals not only to say “ LGBTQ people should not be hurt or murdered”, so basically extended the very least courtesy anyone would extend to a complete stranger but also that their God loves and accepts them and wants them to have happy love lives with whomever. While we technically have a separation of church and state in this country, religion still is responsible for setting many cultural and societal norms. If religion worked towards an ideology that treated LGBTQ+ individuals the same as straight individuals, I believe we could create much healthier societal norms. If we, as a society, could recognize the discrimination historically and presently endured by members of the LGBTQ+ community and, consequently, recognize the outdatedness of the views that have caused and continue to cause this discrimination, it would be intolerable for anyone to say anything that even verges on discriminatory of members of the LGBTQ+ community. While that might be an unattainable ideal, I believe our society is changing to the point that either the Christian church will adapt to our evolving social norms or be silenced to the point of irrelevancy.