That Christianity teaches this is not theologically contested at the core of Christianity. There are some that do contest this, that is true, but that is a minority and mostly made of the "fringes" of Christianity (with a few exception). In every case of this happening, it gets heavily into semantics and interpreting the Bible (which Christianity is based on, claiming it to be the "Word of God") as having some ideas that do not match with the current times. In other words, the Bible clearly condemns acts of homosexuality, but there is a minority of Christian groups that reject certain things in the Bible as not being relevant anymore.dsheinem wrote:1. The interpretation of Christian teachings on homosexuality as such are theologically contested and this uncertainty should serve as a reason to doubt the legitimacy of one's disapproval.
Well, the act might be a nature desire for some, but the physics of it generally require something unnatural to make it happen in order to avoid physical harm (ie. lubricant). The same cannot be said for hetrosexual sex (with exceptions, of course).2. Homosexuality does not cause harm by any definition other than a particular religious one (a specific interpretation). Accepting scientific research for many things while disregarding science only on those issues where you find it inconsistent with your beliefs is disingenuous.
Well, yes and no (closer to the "yes" side, in my opinion). It is a case of Christians who let their beliefs be known in this way that they hope to impost elements of theocracy politically, or even, as you said, a total theocracy. However, I would say that most do this transparently; by acknowledging that they believe this because of their religious faith, or desire to keep "traditional values", and use that for their platform. Being allowed to do that is part of democracy. If enough voters agree with this and vote that way, then the laws of that land will reflect this. If a democratic government turns into a theocracy (or another form of government) though that process, then that is a result of democracy. Of course, under a diverse population, that is very unlikely to happen.3. "Bearing witness" of that disapproval through any actions that push to institute God's law at the state level and apply it to everyone is tantamount to endorsing theocracy.
