Faith Today #11 - The Radical Message of the Bible on Homosexuality and Sexuality (+more!)

This week's Faith Today might be quite controversial, but it is also thoroughly Biblical and hopefully quite engaging. The main segment focuses on the issue of homosexuality, and weighs the question of how the church has responded to homosexuals and homosexuality in general. We make the case that the response of the church in general to homosexual people has thus far been wrong-headed, and not Biblical, and then consider the radical message of the Bible on all types of sexuality. Please listen to the whole segment and weigh what is being said before you make a judgment.  :) 

Here are some of the questions addressed: 

A. Why do Christians discuss homosexuality at all? What gives them the rights to have a position? 

B. What should the response of the Christian church be to homosexuality? (Including: Should homosexuals be welcomed in church, and what should be done about the all too commmon bullying of homosexuals.) 

C. What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is it any different from what the Bible teaches about heterosexuality? 

D. Why have Christians treated homosexuals in a different way than other people? 

E. Why didn't Jesus discuss homosexuality? 

Four other  topics are addressed as well: 

1. What place should Santa Claus take in the celebration of Christmas for a Christian? 

2. A discussion of Tim Tebow and why he talks so enthusiastically about his faith. 

3. Under Islamic law, a female victim of rape is sometimes forced to marry her rapist, or serve a long jail term. 

4. Reader Feedback: More on Mitt Romney and whether or not Mormonism is a cult. 

As I am typing this, I am well aware, as noted above, that these topics have the potential to cause strong feelings and/or disagreements. Please feel free to post your comments, and to email us your questions. Comments that are crude, offensive, or over the top will likely be deleted, but we will try to answer every one of them. Thanks for listening and watching!