Homosexuality Questions

MariaRegina said:

The trouble with many social scientists is that they will come up with a thesis and then sift out any information they can to prove their thesis while overlooking the contrary. Thus they abuse the scientific method.

I have seen users from CF come here with innocent minds, go to college where they study the "social sciences," and then come back to CF with arrogant minds that are filled with heterodox teachings.

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Also very well stated!

JediMobius said:

Of course, since our faith gives us more than a subjective moral mindset, we know there's something wrong with a scientific viewpoint that homosexuality is natural.

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I am wondering, does our faith, which gives us more than a subjective moral mindset, also tell us that there's something wrong with a scientific viewpoint that human sex-drive is natural?

The sex drive itself is not a bad thing, but we have a tendency to twist it into unnatural contortions. It is no worse than our drive to eat, which is a good thing in itself, but taken to extremes, it can become gluttony, bulimia, pica, and other disorders.

Protoevangel said:

The sex drive itself is not a bad thing, but we have a tendency to twist it into unnatural contortions. It is no worse than our drive to eat, which is a good thing in itself, but taken to extremes, it can become gluttony, bulimia, pica, and other disorders.

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Well stated. As Christians, we must strive to become dispassionate. That does not mean that we cannot enjoy eating a good meal, but we strive to follow the adage:

Eat to live. Do not live to eat.

Enjoy the God-given passions as part of life, but do not live to be passionate and abuse the gifts with which God has blessed us.

As several Orthodox Theologians have stated: We are created to praise, bless, thank, and worship God. In all of our activities, we should be praising God who is the Giver of every good gift. Our prayers should be unceasing. If we cannot pray while enjoying sex, then it might just be perverted. However, the marriage bed is holy. We must not forget that.