9. It is freely chosen

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 9.It is freely chosenI say: fine. This latest approach is actually a good development, because it takes us full circle and acknowledges what the religious traditions originally implied: namely, that homosexuality is freely chosen conduct. That is, homosexuals are not forced into it by any physical or mental [...]

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8. Changing rationalizations

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 8.Changing rationalizationsOur society’s view of homosexuality has gone through numerous changes in the last few decades. At one time, homosexuality was frowned upon on religious grounds, because of the Biblical interdiction of it. Homosexuals were an object of contempt and mockery; people found them disgusting and avoided them [...]

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7. Some probable causes

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 7.Some probable causesUnderlying homosexuality is a basic failure to relate correctly to the commonplace challenge of sex. Long before an “identity problem” arises, the homosexual is simplya failed heterosexual. That is, everyone (each according to his or her gender, of course) is naturally endowed with the same phenomenal [...]

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6. Deviance and suffering

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 6.Deviance and sufferingSecondly, since homosexuals have similar instead of complementary sex organs, the nature of their sexual activity is not exactly comparable to that of heterosexuals. Admittedly, some of the activities of the two groups resemble each other: e.g. mutual masturbation, oral sex and anal sex, are possible [...]

6. Deviance and suffering2023-01-05T12:13:15+02:00

5. Non-reproductive sex

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 5.Non-reproductive sexNo one denies that homosexuals exist – but their existence in the population does not by itself prove such behavior to be natural or normal. The proponents of homosexuality sometimes present statistics (some claiming that as many as 15-20% of the population are openly or secretly homosexual) [...]

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4. The biological role of sex

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 4.The biological role of sexAdvocates of homosexuality claim it is something “natural”, pointing out that some bonono monkeys do it[1]. Is that a valid argument? Are these people bonono monkeys? Or are bonono monkeys their spiritual guides? Do they mean that because some bonono monkeys are pedophiles, humans [...]

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3. Homosexual tendencies

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 3.Homosexual tendenciesAs we all know, sexual sensations are not only produced by various physical contacts, movements, pressures, temperatures, sights, sounds, smells and tastes – they can be aroused by mere thoughts. Physical deeds and words are the tip of the iceberg of sexuality. Mental imaginings and desires can [...]

3. Homosexual tendencies2023-01-05T12:15:29+02:00

21. Reason and spirituality

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 3.In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of ThoughtChapter 21.Reason and spiritualityIn Judaism, the rabbis consciously practice non-contradiction (and the other laws of thought) in most of their discourse; but in some cases, they desert this virtue.For example, it often happens that equally authoritative commentators have divergent interpretations of the same text; nevertheless, [...]

21. Reason and spirituality2023-01-05T12:18:30+02:00

2. Homosexuals defined

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 6.No to SodomChapter 2.Homosexuals definedLet us first clarify and define some terms. Forgive the explicit language sometimes used here.Concerning the terms “sex” and “gender”: they mean the same thing, of course – they both refer to the distinction between males and females. But the more colloquial term “sex” can sometimes, in [...]

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20. The laws of thought in meditation

Logical and Spiritual REFLECTIONSBook 3.In Defense of Aristotle’s Laws of ThoughtChapter 20.The laws of thought in meditationThe three laws of thought are commonly considered by many current commentators[1]to be (at best) only relevant to rational discourse, and not relevant at all or even antithetical to meditation and all the more so to its finale of [...]

20. The laws of thought in meditation2023-01-05T12:20:17+02:00
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