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  2. Homosexuality in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    The authors of the New Testament had their roots in the Jewish tradition, which is commonly interpreted as prohibiting homosexuality.A more conservative biblical interpretation contends "the most authentic reading of [Romans] 1:26–27 is that which sees it prohibiting homosexual activity in the most general of terms, rather than in respect of more culturally and historically specific forms of ...

  3. History of the Catholic Church and homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church's position on homosexuality built on scripture and developed in substance from the teachings of the Church Fathers.This was in stark contrast to Greek and Roman attitudes towards same-sex relations including the "(usually erotic) homosexual relationship between an adult male and a pubescent or adolescent male" that is called pederasty.

  4. Side A, Side B, Side X, Side Y (theological views) - Wikipedia

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    Side Y also sees lifelong singleness as an equally valuable calling, citing the examples of biblical chastity, including that of Jesus and the Apostle Paul. [112] Despite such an acknowledgement, [113] many theologically conservative Christians simultaneously maintain that lifelong singleness is not the normative path for the majority. [114]

  5. The Bible and homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, [5] [6] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity, [5] [6] including ...

  6. Paul the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    The Apostle Paul, portrait by ... [365] say Paul clearly portrays homosexuality as sinful in two specific locations: Romans 1:26–27, [366] and 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 ...

  7. Paul the Apostle and women - Wikipedia

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    According to Bart Ehrman, Paul praises Junia as a prominent apostle [15] who had been imprisoned for her labour. Junia is "the only female apostle named in the New Testament". [ 16 ] Ian Elmer states that Junia and Andronicus are the only "apostles" associated with Rome that were greeted by Paul in his letter to the Romans.

  8. The AP Interview: Pope says homosexuality not a crime - AOL

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    Gay rights advocates say the antiquated laws are used to harass homosexuals, and point to new legislation, such as the “Don’t say gay” law in Florida, which forbids instruction on sexual ...

  9. Galatians 3:28 - Wikipedia

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    A Cosmopolitan Ideal: Paul's Declaration "Neither Jew Nor Greek, Neither Slave Nor Free, Nor Male and Female" in the Context of First-Century Thought. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-567-65684-1. Punt, Jeremy (2010). "Power and Liminality, Sex and Gender, and Gal 3:28. A Postcolonial, Queer Reading of an Influential Text". Neotestamentica.