beth

I just read a she-male thread in RR and it got me wondering. According to Christians and the Bible, homosexuality is a sin. So... what happens to people who are born with both sexual organs? Should they just be stoned at birth, I mean, since there are both sexual organs, whatever sex they decide to be intimate with they will be commiting some form of homosexuality. Hmmm....


So, what does a Christian do? Is this the only time that bi/homosexuality may be condoned?

Spaz

Well since they were born that way then it must be part of God's Plan™ so that means they have some kind of meaning and are meant to go one way or the other or something and not like normal people because normal people in god's-plan-that-doesn't-negate-free-will are supposed to be straight see? It all makes sense when you put it in terms of God's Plan™.

wildernesse

Well, you see we live in a Fallen World and God's Plan doesn't work as well as it used to--so we have things like hermaphrodites and carnivores. It's a sick, sick world.



--tibac

winstonjen

Of course they would be stoned - along with everything else they didn't understand, feared, and that wasn't mentioned in the bible. :boohoo: :banghead:

emotional

Amazing, how a man and a woman eating a fruit spoils God's entire plan. Ain't such a plan really a house of cards...

wildernesse

No stoning amoebas please. Or my computer, for that matter. At least not while I'm using it.

--tibac

beth

Tibac, you're a hoot!

But seriously, are those that are born this way supposed to live a life of celibacy, or are they allowed to have sexual partners? It seems that either this is nature's loophole to support homosexuality, or these poor people are doomed to live a sexless life. I cannot imagine living such a life as a fundy. The guilt must be horrible.

trekbette

This may not be relevant but remember in the movie "Prophecy" one of the fallen angels was a hermaphrodite.

So doesn't that mean that hermaphrodites are higher on the "God" scale than single sexed humans?

How do you feel about the parents of a hermaphrodite choosing the sex of their child and getting them snipped during infancy?

Myself, unless there is a life-threatening situation, I'm against it. Allowing the kid to choose their own way, while offering them acceptance and support is the best way.

Arken

Especially since, what with his being omniscient and all, he knew they were going to spoil it. Makes you wonder why he would make such a shoddy plan in the first place.

Groovy Cosmic Monkey

I'm a Christian, and I don't believe homosexuality is a sin. It would be more accurate to say that many Christians believe that the Bible condemns homosexuality in all its forms. Only once you accept that proposition does the issue of hermaphrodites pose a particularly difficult problem.

As for my own personal stance on the issue, I can't say I've really given it much thought! I certainly think hermaphrodites pose a problem for those who want to stick to an entirely traditionalist view of sexuality, because the traditionalist view tends to view sexuality in terms of black and white - either you're a man or a woman. But what does that mean? Are genders entirely reduceable (is that a word?) to one's anatomy? What about transgendered people? What about men who feel like they're women trapped in a man's body or vice versa?

Basically, the traditional fundamentalist view of "proper" sexuality as straightforward, heterosexual sex, seems to me to be deeply flawed, even from a Christian perspective.