In the Church of J Christ of Latter-Day Sats (LDS church), beliefs about same-sex sexual attractn are refully differentiated om beliefs about same-sex sexual behavr and inty, leadg some to reject a lbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ) inty label favor of clg a sex …
Contents:
- J AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN
- WAS J GAY?
- 'WAS J GAY?’: THE CLASS UNVERG HIDN QUEER HISTORI
- MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
J AS AN OPENLY GAY MAN
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In a 2012 article for Slate onle, Will Orem asked a provotive qutn: Was J a homophobe? The article was ocsned by a story about a gay teenager Oh who was sug his high school after school officials prohibed him om wearg a T-shirt that said, “J Is Not a Homophobe.
WAS J GAY?
Orem suggts that J’s views on homosexualy were more clive than Pl’s.
'WAS J GAY?’: THE CLASS UNVERG HIDN QUEER HISTORI
While ’s reasonable to assume that J and his fellow Jews first-century Palte would have disapproved of gay sex, there is no rerd of his ever havg mentned homosexualy, let alone exprsed particular revulsn about .... Never the Bible do J himself offer an explic prohibn of homosexualy.
Orem seems to suggt that sce J never explicly mentned homosexualy, he mt not have been very ncerned about .
MORMON CHURCH BACKS U.S. MEASURE TO PROTECT GAY MARRIAGE
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It is credible to suggt that the words om J have no bearg on the qutn of homosexualy. So Orem has misnsted the relevance of J’s teachg to the homosexual qutn. Even if J viewed homosexualy as a s, he had a penchant for reachg out to sners rather than shunng them....