GAY TRUTH

English: Tomb of the Virgin Mary. Altar.jpg Русский: Гробница Пресвятой Богородицы. Гефсимания. Иерусалим. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The content of this article is not aimed at delving into the religious beliefs of homosexuals or how they view themselves spiritually. Instead, it is about the spiritual meaning of homosexuality as it relates to the Bible . Created Order Biblically, homosexuality is a  sin  that is clearly condemned in Scripture (Lev. 18:22; 20:13; 1 Cor. 6:9-10; Rom. 1:26-28). But it seems to be more than "a mere sin." When we look at God and Adam and Eve , we see a manifestation of the will of God in making a man and a woman (Gen. 2:21-24), not a man and a man, nor a woman and a woman.  We see the heterosexual pattern that God established in order to fulfill the creation mandate: "And God blessed them; and God said to them, ' Be fruitful and multiply , and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the b

An Australian Army Bushmaster PMV in Afghanistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Major Bernie Gaynor jnr has served three tours of duty in Iraq but he is going to be thrown out of the army this week, or next, or very soon. And he is not going quietly. Last week, I attended a conference in Melbourne called the Symposium on Islam and Liberty in Australia , organised by the Q Society, and Gaynor was one of the speakers. I also interviewed him at length about why a patriotic, articulate Australian intelligence officer, now serving in the Army Reserve , has become an unbearable presence for the Chief of Army , among others. In his blog, Gaynor describes himself as ''a conservative Catholic who writes what normal men dare not speak out loud''. I put it to him that his commentary online and on Twitter had evolved into a provocation to the army. ''Absolutely,'' he replied. Everyone listening to his speech in Melbourne quickly understood why, and I quote: '&