From: "CE" 

On Mar 23, 11:48 pm, "ScottyFLL"  wrote:
> On Mar 23, 10:31 pm, "J Young"  wrote:
>
> We don't all take the word of your bible as truth.  In fact, the
> majority of the world's population do not.

Well, let's look at what the majority of the world's population has to say
on the subject of homosexuality. The majority of people in the world are
either Christian or Muslim, with an estimated 2.1 billion Christians and
1.79 billion muslims in 2006. These two religious groups consider
homosexual acts to be a sin.

There are also an estimated 376 million buddhists in the world. According
to the Dalia Lama, homosexual acts are generally considered to be sexual
misconduct, that is to say, homosexuals are considered to be wrong.

So far, that's 2.1 billion plus 1.79 billion plus 376 million.

The hindu position is more nuanced. It seems that in hinduism homosexuality
is generally recognized but not approved.

To this could be added the 14 million Jews who have similar beliefs with
regards to homosexuality. A quick search on Wikipedia shows: Mythologist
and author Devdutt Pattanaik summarised the place of homosexuality in Hindu
literature: "though not part of the mainstream, its existence was
acknowledged but not approved." In the Manu Smriti, an important Hindu
law code probably compiled between 200 BC and 200 AD, there are punishments
for women who has sex with virgins and men who have sex with priests.

For the sake of simplicity, let's split the hindu population in half on
this issue, although it does seem most disapprove of homosexuality. Tht's
another 450 million people. Scientology's founder wrote of curing
homosexuals of this orientation, clearly indicating he considered it to be
wrong. That's another 500 million people.

Leaving aside the many other religions in the world, that's already 4.85
billion people who consider homosexuality to be wrong based on the writings
in their religious texts.

So, yes, you're correct. The majority of the world does not consider the
Bible itself to be the Truth; there are only 2.1 billion Christians in the
world.

But any overview of the positions held by world religions shows the vast
majority of the world's population agrees with the point being made by
those Bible passages.

Homosexual acts are disordered. They are, quite simply, wrong.

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