Homosexuality in the Church

[Happy_LDS]

i believe the current position of the church is that homosexuality is a temptation just like alcoholism. 

Alcoholism is not a "temptation", it's a disease. I fail to see the connection, would you mind to expand? Thanks.

[EAG]

Alcoholism is not a "temptation", it's a disease. I fail to see the connection, would you mind to expand? Thanks.

I suppose alcoholism its' self may not be a temptation, the desire to drink alcoholic drinks is and the stronger the desire or temptation to drink is, the more likely (its almost certain) one is to suffer with alcoholism. and by the way, until very, very, recently the church considered homosexuality a disease. i believe the reason they still don't officially refer to homosexuality as a disease is out of political correctness.

[EAG]

I think it also important to point out that disease, temptation, or otherwise its important to remember that people with same gender attraction are still their heavenly fathers children and should not be feared or shunned. outreach is the best way to change hearts and minds.

[Happy_LDS]

i believe the reason they still don't officially refer to homosexuality as a disease is out of political correctness.

I do recall the Church referring to it as an "abomination" not very long ago.

. outreach is the best way to change hearts and minds.

Why should we try to change them?

[EAG]

I do recall the Church referring to it as an "abomination" not very long ago.

Why should we try to change them?

I didn't say we needed to "change them". if their not willing to change themselves i doubt any person would be able to change them. we can however explain why we do not condone homosexuality and why we believe chastity is important to everyones salvation and that may cause them to want to change,this is what i mean by outreach. in any case one of our missions is to help our brothers and sisters in their spiritual progression. i don't believe homosexual tendencies will allow someone to progress as far as they should/ could.

[Admin]

Do you think as members and as a Church body we are trying our best to help and reach to those who have same sex attraction?

I think we have given adequate provision without actually performing ceremonies for marriage. What more do they want, for us to re-write the scriptures?

[TheMark]

That is an abomination, God destroyed soddam and gomorah . . . how would he ever accept that into the gospel.

Actually, God did not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah.   The author/historian who wrote of that event was one who could not witness a natural or historic disaster without interpreting it as being an intervention of God.   In need of an explanation as to why God would punish those cities, he concluded that it must have been because of their sexual practices and their sinful nature; thus, he rationalized the mind of God to himself and created a fable that would frighten society into conformity.

The literalistic viewpoint on this story is deficient and should be avoided.

I suppose you also believe that Hurricane Katrina was God's way of punishing New Orleans for its sins?  So many do.

[Admin]

TheMark... and your view on homosexuality in the Church is?