Homosexuality And The Bible Essay

Homosexuality and the Bible There is no doubt that the bible is possibly one of the most influential pieces of writing recorded in history. It has impacted Christians and shaped their views and core beliefs ever since its’ beginning. Christians pride themselves in being truly “good and accepting” people, which is supposed to be the word that Jesus brought to his followers. However, an argument can be made that there are some aspects of the bible that are anything but loving or accepting; or are these just misconceptions that people have shaped throughout the years? Is it possible that Christians have been interpreting the bible the way they want and are guilty of selective reading on certain key issues such as homosexuality? This is a very frequent topic discussed today and debates over it can get extremely heated. Various Articles from The Hartford Institute and the bible …show more content…
Brilliant and progressive minds have come together and written a serious of scholarly articles on homosexuality and the church and also how society’s views are changing on homosexuality and how this will affect religion today. David Greenburg of the University of Chicago press is responsible for writing “The Construction of Homosexuality.” In this, he discusses the reason’s we as a society are beginning to “rethink” the LBGT community. Greenburg starts out by attempting to disprove the popular Christian belief that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice. He explains that the more we become educated in biology and gene make up, the more we realize that sexual orientation is no more a choice than the color of one’s skin. He traces the act of homosexuality all the way back to ancient and primitive societies and explains that this phenomenon is not new; it has been going on since the beginning of time. He breaks it down to the oldest “types” of homosexual relation and explains how those were the custom at the