Quote: Kosh "A common misconception promoted by people who don't understand what free thought or having an open mind actually means. For clarity, being a free thinker does not mean automatic acceptance of any and all world views.
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Dr. Feelgood dismissed an idea without reasoning simply that he considered the view wrong providing no argument to support his her view. That is the opposite of free thinking.
Quote: Kosh "Really? I'd like to see some evidence backing that claim up.'"
Most religions have not considered homosexuality objectionable to their associated deities, if anything homosexual acts were often considered positively and encouraged including being active part of religious ritual. This was particularly the case in the various middle eastern cults. The religions of ancient Greece followed suit in this practice. Even earlyish Christian groups openly practiced homosexual activities this continued into the early medieval period. The campaign against homosexual practices occurred centuries after the religion was strongly established. The first real large scale move against homosexuality came from Rome in the sixth century. The biggest reason for homoseuality being a sin in Judaic texts appears to be as much about worshipping false gods as it is about the act itself. Most major religions in Asia have traditionally no problem with homosexuality, branches of Japanese Buddhism actively encouraged it, similar thing happened with Taoism in parts of China but to a lesser degree. Hinduism was largely accepting of homosexuality, Sikhism itself has no real issue with homosexuality.
Likewise most anti-homosexual laws put in place did not come from religious organisations, if they did there would be a plethora of sacred texts forbidding such practices.
At least they got their humour.
