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In this season, we’re discussing social issues – problems that are facing our society and what the Bible has to say about these issues.

Homosexuality is a compound word that refers to the sexual relations between two people of the same sex (the Greek homo means same). This is in contrast with heterosexuality which involves two people of the opposite sex (the Greek hetero means other or different).

Those who argue in favor of homosexuality will often argue from the standpoint that those in these relationships “love” one another and since it is based upon love their behavior is not to be questioned; instead, it should be celebrated. Many who defend homosexuality claim that homosexuals are “born that way”; therefore, we cannot judge them (however, while this argument is common, it is not as popular as it used to be).

Mentioned in this episode:

• Among the adult population in the United States, about 1.8% identify as bisexual and 1.7% identify as “gay” or lesbian.
• Homosexual activity puts one at a greater risk of sexually transmitted diseases. In 2016, approximately 67% of new HIV diagnoses were among “gay” and bisexual men.
• Same-sex “marriage” was first made legal in Massachusetts with the first same-sex couples receiving marriage licenses in 2004.
• Since the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, same-sex “marriage” has been legally recognized in all fifty states. As of 2017, there were approximately 547,000 same-sex couples who had “married” in the United States.
• The Growing Acceptance of Homosexuality
• Controversy Over Same-Sex “Marriage”

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