Christian Malaysian reader put it nicely
Anyway, one side of the debate is often heard and unfortunately this gives the impression that this view is the only and the correct one. This is no more true than concluding that because one hears the children shouting on a playground, that they are the voice of education. There are a large number of people who are being made to feel that their views are not to be expressed. Many fear they will be attacked for holding certain views, or that they will lose some important benefits of being a part of a broad society. I have included the entire letter here for anyone to read. I am scouring the web for other comments on the fringe. I have given the link to a related blog post on the same news site, which received only a few comments. It would seem that the same is true in Malaysia about the other side of this particular coin. What can we conclude from this? I wonder.
The Star Online (Malaysia) News: Opinion
Friday August 17, 2007
Stop gay pastor from sowing warped ideas
WELCOMING homosexuals into the church and welcoming a homosexual pastor are two different things. Everyone is welcome to sit in the pews “as sheep to be fed by the shepherd”. But not everyone should be a shepherd.
In law, a judge must abide by the Constitution. And in medicine, a doctor must abide by the Hippocratic Oath. Anything short of this is unlawful, and borders on the criminal.
In Christianity, the pastor must abide by the Bible. The Bible is clear about its stand on homosexuality, and anyone who preaches otherwise is leading sheep astray and destroying impressionable young lives.
Perhaps, there is not enough legislation yet for the law to prosecute. But that does not mean that Malaysians should sit idly by while a church from America tells us that we should accept their warped interpretation of freedom of expression.
On behalf of all concerned Malaysians, I appeal to the authorities to nip this in the bud and close our door to this intrusion once and for all.
A CONCERNED CHRISTIAN,
Seremban.
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Are you trying to use my own blog entry against me...?
Anyways, I've always said. To each his own.
Plus here are more opinions on the matter...most of them, unfortunately, were written by me...
NKOTB
theseeker
Different and diverse
As usual in this issue, it's still divided on both sides. I can even put you in touch with the Amnesty International (Malaysia) Executive Director who speaks rather strongly for this issue.
I don't see homosexuality as a choice, but as a natural occurrence.
That's where we have separate opinions. And I guess that's where we can both honestly say we're not going to change either of our mindsets on this one. Call me ignorant or unintelligent if you will, but I stand firm on my stance for this one.
Allah forgive me for caring if I'm wrong.
=)
On Chastity and homosexuality
From Catechism of the Catholic Church
[In summary, homosexuality is simply another trial which God by His Grace and Wisdom, gives to us. By overcoming this trial, through purification and imitation,
and by the sacraments,
the individual can approach perfection]
2357 Homosexuality refers to
relations
between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant
sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great
variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its
psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on
Sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave
depravity, tradition has always declared that "homosexual
acts are intrinsically disordered.
They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the
gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual
complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.
2358 The number of men and women who
have
deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination,
which is objectively disordered, constitutes for most of them a trial.
They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every
sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These
persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they
are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the
difficulties they may encounter from their condition.
2359 Homosexual persons are called to
chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom,
at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and
sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely
approach Christian perfection.