Friday, May 13, 2005

Homosexuality as a Sin


To be honest, I have avoided the discussion of Homosexuality on my blog because it is one of those 'Hornet's Nest" topics, that needless to say needs some serious attention in the church. I remember last year trying to find a book on Homosexuality in a Christian Bookstore - and they didn't have one! Well anyway, Graham Codrington has been Man enough to talk about it, an interesting conversation is brewing at Regeneration@FutureChurch.

Graham asks some excellent questions:
Which of the following activities is sinful?
  • Two men meet each other
  • Two women go out to dinner together, and enjoy each other's company
  • Two men phone each other every day and talk for an hour at a time
  • Two women greet each other with a kiss every time they meet
  • Two men share rent and live in "digs" (in separate rooms in a single house)
  • Two women agree to pool their income each month, and share expenses
  • Two men go hiking together and swim naked in a remote rock pool
  • Two women agree to foster an orphan child together
  • Two men go to the movies together and hold hands throughout the show
  • Two women agree to spend the rest of their lives living together in companionship
  • Two men agree that they are each other's best friends (soul mates above all other friendships)
  • Two women sleep in the same bed naked
  • Two men, involved in a committed relationship, have sex with each other
  • Two women invite a third woman to join them in a sexual encounter
Let me stop there.

I'd like to know where you "draw the line" and why?
Hmm! Great questions!