It is in this context that the teaching of the Church on the morality of
homosexual orientation and
homosexual activity is presented and within the context of moral teaching on sexuality and marriage generally" (PG, p.
If cowboys, who are real men, can be
homosexuals, then anyone can.
But a statement in the document rejecting "every sign of unjust discrimination" against
homosexuals drew criticism from an Italian Christian gay association and a reform movement called We Are Church.
Only two marked Agree that homosexuality is a mental disorder and seven marked Somewhat Agree that
homosexuals need psychological treatment.
In 1967, Nichols appeared on camera in The
Homosexuals, a CBS documentary narrated by Mike Wallace.
It is not certain that the words translated "male prostitutes" and "sodomites" here refer to
homosexuals.
Church documents acknowledge that
homosexual orientation is not a choice, but say that
homosexuals are called to lead the same chaste lives as non-married heterosexuals.
If a state allows
homosexuals to marry, these couples must be allowed to adopt on the same terms as any other married couple.
conclusion Issues addressing the rights of
homosexuals appear daily in the news.
However at all events it appears that the legalisation of
homosexual acts has given rise to an extreme swing of the pendulum in favour of
homosexuals.
But, says Terry, those
homosexuals who sought the help of science and medicine got "the short end of the stick" (p18).
Criticism of
homosexuals is a strategy Falwell, Dobson's FOF, the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America and other Religious Right organizations return to time and time again.