by James Lynne

Created on: February 14, 2009   Last Updated: February 22, 2009

Should people of difference, any difference, be accepted in modern American society? If the answer to that question is, "Yes," then it also has to be "Yes, homosexuality should be accepted in modern American society. The idea that people are homogeneous,' or all alike, is a mythological norm that has been crafted over time to keep people of difference in cultural shadows.

Homosexuality has existed in every socio-economic and ethnic culture since recorded history. It is only modern religion that has chosen to label it as unacceptable. In ancient cultures homosexuality was recognized as part of the culture. The Biblical claim that homosexuality is immoral is based on the idea that the Bible is the inerrant word of God as well as the ultimate authority on all social issues. It is debatable at best regarding the authority of the Bible on this or any other issue.

Regardless of how much Christians would like the world to believe that the Bible, in its present form, is inerrant, substantial evidence exists to disprove its claim of authority. Legitimate bible scholars have written innumerable works dispelling the idea that the Bible is an absolute authority, but cultural myth and popular belief give it a great deal more credibility than it is due. Certainly the Bible is filled with fascinating history and practical philosophy, but that does not make it a book of scientific, medical, or psychological fact, nor does it establish absolute accuracy for all that it proclaims. Religious myth, however, has established in the minds of modern religion, that the Bible is the authoritative word on all things.

Scientific reality provides more acceptable evidence that homosexuality is of biological origin than can be found to support the existence of God, the virgin birth or the reincarnation of Jesus. Yet, religion chooses to state the existence of God, the virgin birth, and the resurrection of Christ as fact. It is difficult to establish religion as a credible reason to reject homosexuals from society, when significant scientific evidence continues to point toward a biological origin.

Religion claims that homosexuality is a choice; yet, it this is the same religion that claimed until recently that epilepsy is demon possession. This is the same religion that believes in the celebration of the Eucharist the wine and crackers "magically" turn into the body of Christ. This is the same religion that teaches God magically heals those who pray, yet we've never seen prayer restore the limb

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