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Today I heard an interesting take on homosexuality and the Bible.  An older, religious, gay, man,that I know, explained it like this:  During biblical times, humans were so underpopulated that homosexual acts were considered a form of contraception, in other words, wasting of the seed.  Homosexuality was never considered a “sin”, it was just discouraged during a time when the Jewish population could have been totally wiped out if no one was reproducing.  Because the world is now overpopulated, homosexuality is becoming more accepted and homosexual acts legalized.

I had never heard this view point before, but it does make sense.  If I were a believer in God, I do believe that I would adopt this angle as my own.  We are all aware that there is scientific evidence that being gay is NOT a choice.  Gay people and straight people have varying levels of estrogen and testosterone making “gayness” completely biological.  So, if you believe in God why can’t you believe that God made gay people too?  Unless of course, you feel that you made a conscious choice to be straight….that would certainly open up a whole new can of worms.

The word “homosexuality” wasn’t even coined until the 19th century, so why is it found in translations of the Bible?

What are your thoughts?  Why all the hatred and discrimination?