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= ﻿ = =Over the years the topic of homosexuality has reached new heights. This has mostly been in varied religions.People have discussed wether it is a sin or an act of disorderly conduct. How does this relate to Roman Catholics & Buddhist. =

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**- Definition: Catholicism is the practice and church order of the Roman Catholic Church.**

==- The Catholic Magisterium has made a distinction between homosexual orientation (disordered but not sinful),homosexual activity (sinful, but judged "with prudence") ==

===- Does this mean that people can be homosexual but if they commit homosexual acts they will be judged? “...with prudence” to me this is something that they put there to not make the six letter word before that not sound as bad as it really is. Being judged by a religion is even more deep then getting judged by anybody else, this is because a religion is more then a couple of people. People let themselves be influenced by their religion which will most likely make them not like something that their church is against. Not only does this statement sound bazaar to me but it also sounds hypocritical. Hypocritical because the Roman Catholic Church proclaims that god accepts everybody just the same and so should the followers of this faith .Being a Roman Catholic I was raised to accept people and not be judgmental because i don’t agree with the acts of others. Being in a church people were accepted no matter what I completely disagree with this statement. ===

==- The Scripture writers believed that all people were naturally heterosexual so that they viewed homosexual activity as unnatural. ==

===- What this is saying is that long ago homosexuality wasn't seen so why do people like to interpret verses in the way that they make people think that homosexuality shouldn't be accepted because it wasn't accepted and it was never meant to be like that. It's pointing homosexuality as unnatural not as sinful or something that should be judged. It wasn't seen so if you think about it how could something that didn't exist or was seen or heard of be judged. ===

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 **- Definition: is a widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century bc.**

==- When asked about homosexual behavior, the Dalai Lama, with no personal animosity toward gay people, has responded that Buddhist tradition also considers as sexual misconduct certain "inappropriate partners, organs, times, and places." inappropriate partners, he has explained, include men for men and women for women. ==

===- This is saying that Buddhism views it not only as inappropriate but as sexual misconduct. To me this sounds quite weird. I have always wonder what is so wrong with loving someone of your same sex. I never realized that people view it as sexual misconduct? Well what's appropriate in sex or making love whatever you wish to call it. To me that should be left to the couple's discretion. I always though that religions were there to support one and give a person something or someone to believe in not to judge who someone should love. Why do religions like to judge this. Most religion including buddhism praise about love and having love for one self and thy neighbor then why don't they allow for people to fall in love with people of the same sex,even when they "allow" it, it is still judged. ===

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===Not only have we started seeing more controversy with the topic of homosexuality in religion but in our daily lives and the daily lives of homosexual people. From homosexuality not being accepted to laws being made to let marriages of the same sex passed the topic of homosexuality has been brought up now more then ever. This brings up a lot of more things then points of views form now but what was believed way before homosexuality was talked about as much as it is now and judged an looked down upon as much as it is now. ===

===To me the biggest reason why homosexuality isn't accepted is because people let their religions influence them into what they should think about it and what side they should take to be able to be at peace with their god. I also believe that religions is what makes the topic of homosexuality a bigger deal then what is has to be. This being because why not accept it? Love being felt by people of the same sex isn't wrong in my eyes and in a lot of other peoples eyes so why do others think this kind of love is wrong? I also chose this topic cause it was very debatable and it would be interesting to research ===

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