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To: af_vet_1981
How do Orthodox Jews treat Jews with homosexual attraction ?

I don't know. Don't we all have an evil inclination that pulls us to various sins? The point is that male homosexual acts are literally capital offenses and are in fact "worse than murder." (Female homosexual acts are forbidden by the Sages.)

60 posted on 04/08/2016 7:50:03 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The "end of history" will be worldwide Judaic Theocracy.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
I don't know.

Then learn. It is very much like the Catholic view.

We do know this, though: we know that among other sexual behaviours, Torah law expressly forbids the specific act of male homosexuality.

And we do know this: Torah law forbids bigotry; homophobia is prohibited.

And we do know this: too many Jewish girls and boys, Jewish women and men, have suffered too much for too long. And we know that most of that suffering is caused by the environment around them. We do know this: when we become judges of another person, we behave contrary to Torah law.

And we do know this: A Jew belongs in a Jewish environment. Each of us, struggling or not, needs to be in a truly Torah-observant environment. And each of us is responsible for that environment - each of us is responsible for what we bring to that environment. When we bring ignorance, or cruelty or self-righteous judgment of others, we contribute to the sullying of a true Torah environment. When we bring the most ideal principles of ahavat Yisrael, respect for every individual, recognition of each individual's personal relationship with G‑d...when we bring the best of our humanity, as expected by Torah ideals, we contribute to a Torah environment that is healthy and wholesome.

65 posted on 04/08/2016 7:58:51 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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