That’s the question my friend Joe Dallas seeks to answer in his new book, Speaking of Homosexuality. How should Christians speak of homosexuality in this adverse environment? Same-sex marriage is now understood as a fundamental civil right, and opposition to it is likened to support for segregation in the American South during the era of Jim Crow. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage throughout the nation, further contributes to the marginalization of the Christian sexual ethic. Christian opposition to homosexuality generally or same-sex marriage specifically provokes accusations of homophobia and hatred. When it comes to homosexuality, however, the response is different. But Christians are rarely called out for their opposition to those behaviors. This is true across a wide range of heterosexual behaviors, such as premarital sex, cohabitation and no-fault divorce. The Christian sexual ethic is out of step with the times.
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