God On Trail: The Strange Universe of the Homosexual Christian: Article by David Rand. Intro: "The unequivocal condemnation of homosexuality is a well-known and documented aspect of Christian tradition and history. This tradition is in turn rooted in the Judaism out of which Christianity grew. The Bible contains several explicit condemnations of homosexuality. Although historically, Islamic societies sometimes displayed a more tolerant attitude towards homosexuality than did Christians and Jews, Islamic doctrine also contains such condemnations, which are in turn confirmed by actual practice (an extreme recent example being the period of Taliban control of Afghanistan). Leaders and spokesmen of the three major monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) have made and continue to make pronouncements that leave little room for doubt. A few more liberal churches have begun to soften their attitude and even, in some cases, to recognize same-sex couples and to endorse gay/lesbian rights and gay marriage. However, they remain largely marginal to the anti-gay Christian mainstream. Given this history, it is perhaps surprising that over recent decades, a certain number of Christian organizations have arisen within the gay and lesbian communities, the most well known being the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)." Link
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