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Anorectic-Pandas

PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:19 pm


So.
After many years of Christianity and Paganism, I have started to change my faith.

Not electively; I just find myself changing.
And I seem to be getting pretty close to Judaism (Reform/ Conservative).

But, I want to only become a Jew if I truly love the faith, and believe it to be right for me.

So as of five minutes ago, I decided to work to become a Righteous Gentile, and follow the Seven Laws of Noah.
(Then if, later in life, I find myself truly feeling Jewish, I hope to convert formally.)

But I have a question about the fourth law.
It prohibits sexual immorality.

But what does that mean?

I, myself, am homosexual.
Some have told me that this law prohibits gay sexuality, while others say that because most Reform or Conservative Jews are more liberal towards homosexuality, that this law only applies to bestiality, ******, etc.

I was just wondering what you thought.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:49 am


Why Judaism?
Why not simply adding the One God as the (ahem) foremost .... to Your Paganism?
Or do You just want to try something else than what You have had?

Tiina Brown

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Anorectic-Pandas

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:03 am


Tiina Brown
Why Judaism?
Why not simply adding the One God as the (ahem) foremost .... to Your Paganism?
Or do You just want to try something else than what You have had?


Because Paganism stopped working for me.
I didn't believe in it any more.

I was always happy as a Christian (Quaker), but there was still something missing.

Like I said, I'm not converting yet.
I'm just trying this on for size to see if it fills the spots left open by Christianity.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:08 pm


It's very open to interpretation- my personal definition would be a ban on "sexual deviancy" in its clinical definition- when sex stops being about love and starts being about power

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:02 pm


It very much depends. This is why I am against denominated religious dogmas like Christianity and Judaism: because their book is always "up to interpretation" to the point where you have no idea which ideals you should believe because some form of the same religion contradicts with the rules of this book completely and yet calls themselves a denomination of the belief.

But yes. Reformed Judaism is pro-homosexuality.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:10 am


Shuvoo
It very much depends. This is why I am against denominated religious dogmas like Christianity and Judaism: because their book is always "up to interpretation" to the point where you have no idea which ideals you should believe because some form of the same religion contradicts with the rules of this book completely and yet calls themselves a denomination of the belief.

But yes. Reformed Judaism is pro-homosexuality.

It really isn't "up to interpretation":
Several parts of the Scriptures do contradict each others, directly, or in-directly.
Therefor different interpretations are really un-avoidable.
The possibly only thing that is consistent, is "Treat others how You would prefer to be treated.".

Tiina Brown

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:01 am


If you want any sense of community, Abrahamic faiths are probably not for you. Just saying.

I know many gays who convert to Islam, Judaism or Christianity but end up leaving because they dont feel "accepted" by the majority.
PostPosted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:51 am


Unfortunately I know very little about this topic BUT I happen to know that Reform Judaism is fine with homosexuality as is most of Conservative Judaism.

I also know that In Medias Res is a righteous Noachide just like that and she is a lesbian. And anyone who reads her posts knows that she is, at least in heart and soul, basically a full Jew under G-d and totally Chosen.

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