It all started with me feeling spiritually empty. And I know I'm only going in one direction; it's either Christianity and(?)/or agnosticism. Any other religion (e.g. Islam) is too culturally different from my upbringing, and the last thing I want to do is adopt all these customs just so I feel like I'm actually part of something. So for now I'm exploring the Christian faith, but I've already reached a roadblock that prevents me from moving towards acceptance, and that is the word "abomination". Apparently translated from the Hebrew "to'evah", the word abomination as it appears in the bible does not seem to imply something inherently evil, but rather something ritually abhorrent, especially with regard to pagan practices. I am not opposed to the bible telling me that something is "wrong", but I just need to know why it says it's wrong. I strongly support the idea that faith and reason can co-exist in harmony. So I did some research and found these two articles on the web which, if you happen to be reading this, I think you would find very interesting regardless of your current interest level. I'm sure it's more entertaining than reading what I have to say, and like I said in a previous post, what can I say that hasn't already been said anyway?
Judaism's Sexual Revolution: Why Judaism Rejected Homosexuality (kind of long, only when you're super bored, or cherry pick it)
Sexual Antagonism: A genetic theory of homosexuality.
(Disclaimer: I do not claim to understand the plight of the gay man. I wished once, while writing this, that I was gay so I could understand, but I am perfectly happy just loving and accepting my fellow man as he is. I voted no on proposition 8. Additionally, while I assume that all factual statements are true for the sake of following the argument, I immediately revert to being skeptical as soon as I'm done reading the article.)
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