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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Homosexuality and Lesbianism

A heated debate is now in progress in Singapore after the recent AWARE saga. It seems that at the centre of the storm is a group of Christians who were not comfortable with what they thought was a hidden agenda by the pioneers of AWARE aimed at promoting Homosexuality and Lesbianism. They claimed that it against the teachings of the Bible.

Of course now the bigger debate is whether religions should have any influence on secular laws of a country. How can these Christians use their Biblical teachings to impose on non-believers? That is definitely the first wrong move.

But my question is, when in history was it instituted that Homosexuality and Lesbianism are wrong? And who made the institution?

Today, it is wrong in the sense that certain aspects of sex are not acceptable to the majority of the population. That is the meaning of right and wrong - whether things are acceptable by the majority, and not absolutes.

One example in the Christian circles is the phenomenon of 'speaking in tongues'. It is recorded in the Bible. But up to the 80s, some denominations of Christians believed in it as from God while some did not and labelled it as from the devil. Today, most of the Christians believe in it, with many skeptics getting converted. So again, there was no absolutes in that case.

Thus, my question is, will it be a matter of time that the world and christians will accept Homosexuality and Lesbianism as normal? I think so.

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