Aztec Laws Against Homosexuality Analysis

While most native tribes saw no problem with homosexuality, some did. A big group that was against homosexuality were the Aztecs. The Aztecs had laws banishing homosexuality. The punishment of engaging in homosexuality was death. Mondimore talks about why the Aztecs were against homosexuality explaining, ”It has been suggested that the Aztec law against homosexuality was an effort to deprive conquered tribes of important traditional leaders.” (Mondimore 14). Not only were the Aztecs against homosexuality but they were also against women’s social roles and wanted to conquer lots of land and tribes across the Mexico area. Mondimore concludes that some authors believe that while the Aztecs were made out to be very homophobic, most of the strict …show more content…
In A Natural History of Homosexuality, Mondimore explains the primitive cultures of New Guinea, “... sexual relations between men and adolescent boys were an important social institution endowed with cultural and religious meanings and performing an important function in family and tribal relationships.” (Mondimore 15). These rituals that some of the tribes performed go strictly against one of the biggest Western prohibitions, sexual interaction between adults and children. This ritual is interesting because it shows homosexual behavior in a context that is so different from what Westerners are familiar with. Mondimore continues, “No attempt to understand homosexuality would be complete without examining these cultures, in which sexual behavior that is destructive and damaging in our culture is considered vital to the well-being of all members of this society” (Mondimore 16). This New Guinea culture was accepting of homosexuality because of their cultural context at the …show more content…
In this book, Rogers talks about the Task Force of 1978 and their creation of the four different models - named A, B, C, and D - of how someone could read and interpret the Bible. The first two models, A and B were very similar. Model A is the interpretation that homsexuals should be forbidden on any ground of God (i.e. churches). Model B is homosexuals are forbidden in the Spirit of Christ. Model C is for people who think homosexuality should be legal and valid. Model D was the same as Model C but also added love into it (Rogers 9). During the Task Force assembly a majority of people liked and supported the ideas of Models C and D, while the minority believed Models A and B were the best ways to read/interpret the