Christian Left and Issues
The Christian Left sometimes differs from other Christian political groups on issues including homosexuality. This is often not a matter of different religious ideas, but one of focus — viewing the prohibitions against killing, or the criticism of concentrations of wealth, as far more important than social issues emphasized by the religious right, such as opposition to homosexuality. Some on the Christian Left believe homosexual sex to be immoral but largely unimportant when compared with issues relating to social justice, or even matters of sexual morality involving heterosexual sex.
Some consider discrimination and bigotry against homosexuals to be immoral. Some (but not all) of these members of the Christian Left argue that some homosexual practices are compatible with the Christian life and believe common biblical arguments used to condemn homosexuality are misinterpreted. This argument however is not universally accepted. Many Christian Left instead approach the issue by reading the Bible strictly, seeing homosexuality as a sin. This position takes a stand against homosexuality in and of itself but also takes an equally firm stand against hating homosexual individuals.
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