[Mrs. Don-o]

"Celibacy is anathema to the homosexual “community.” Their lives revolve around sexual anarchy, and celibacy is a reproach to this world view."

It's anathema to the heterosexual "community" too, for the most part. And not only the "gotta have it" secular worldlings. There are a fair number of Christian FReepers who are deeply shocked and distressed at the concept of accepting a calling to lifelong celibacy.

[fwdude]

[Celibacy is] anathema to the heterosexual "community" too, for the most part. And not only the "gotta have it" secular worldlings.

No doubt. But they all spring from the same root of the anti-God "sexual revolution" of the 60's. So this isn't surprising.

There are a fair number of Christian FReepers who are deeply shocked and distressed at the concept of accepting a calling to lifelong celibacy.

Then it needs to be seriously evaluated whether these self-describe "Christians" really are.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“There are a fair number of Christian FReepers who are deeply shocked and distressed at the concept of accepting a calling to lifelong celibacy.”

If you really want to see heads explode, find the articles that argue (with marginal persuasiveness*) that Paul was celibate because he had unnatural desires (his “thorn”) and celibacy was God’s method for dealing with his sin and weakness — a weakness he turned into strength by putting his full focus on the Gospel.

* Note, I think such articles are reaching and not particularly persuasive.

[CynicalBear]

"There are a fair number of Christian FReepers who are deeply shocked and distressed at the concept of accepting a calling to lifelong celibacy"<<

I have never seen that here. I have seen objections to require celebacy.