[mikeus_maximus]

They were to the pagan world, as the teachings of Christ spread. God has always demanded a different moral behavior by His people since ancient times. Christ and His Good News is what the old law anticipated and pointed to.

[arthurus]

Buddhism in the East promoted the same outlook on sex arrangements but indirectly. Homosexuality, being unnatural, creates more attachment to the world and is thus to be avoided. Multiple wives the same, etc. However for Buddhists there was not the trust outside the family that Jews and Christians have. Buddhists, however, are more adaptable than others (like Moslems). They can see what works and change. In Việt Nam Buddhists saw the Catholics becoming the business class once Hà Nội got its foot off of Christian necks and learned to use Christian trust as a basis for business. The whole country has been racing ahead since.