Religious views of homosexuality have varied widely. Some religions view same-sex love and sexuality as sacred. That was true in the past of the Greek religion and other pre-Christian faiths, and continues to be true of some tantric groups as well as some of the various native shamanistic religions that have survived the spread of organized religion. There is much mythology of same-sex love. Among the major organized religions, at one end of the spectrum some liberal denominations (Unitarian Universalism, for example) embrace individu ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an individual's attraction to members of the same sex is the result of heredity as is skin color and the shape of facial features, then it should not be a moral concern at all. They further argue that lesbians and gay men should enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination, choice, and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists, agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Different cultures, time periods, and belief systems have diverse variations in their opinions on the morality of homosexuality, bisexuality and the choice of sexual orientation in general. In recent decades, many societies which formerly treated homosexuality as a crime have now repealed those laws on the basis of civil rights, privacy rights, and changing social attitudes. The increasing social acceptance of homosexuality has been attributed to a range of diverse causes, including the sexual revolution, the gay rights movement, a gr ...

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• Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions
• Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict
• Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality
• Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality
• Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements
• Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change
• Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors
• Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups
• Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists
• Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic
• Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism
• Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism
• Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion
• Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Roman Mythology Jupiter Mars Quirinus Divus Julius Divus Augustus Juno Vesta Minerva Mercury Vulcan Ceres Venus Diana Lares Fortuna Aeneas Romulus Numa Early Kings Pontifex Maximus Rex Sacrorum Vestal Virgins Flamen Dialis The ...

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• Roman mythology - Native Roman and Italic gods
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Greek religion is the polytheistic religion practiced in ancient Greece in form of cult practices, thus the practical counterpart of Greek mythology. Within the Greek world, religious practice varied enough so that one might speak of Greek religions. The cult practices of the Hellenes extended beyond mainland Greece, to the islands and coasts of Ionia in Asia Minor, to Magna Graecia (Sicily and southern Italy) and to scattered Greek colonies in the Western Mediterranean, such as Massilia (Marseille). Greek examples tempered Etr ...

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• Ancient Greek religion - Worship
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• Ancient Greek religion - Mystery religions
• Ancient Greek religion - Suppression of paganism
• Ancient Greek religion - Revival of paganism

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Biological factors / Choice / Environment Demographics / History Gender role / Gender identity Human sexual behavior / Animal sexuality Critiques of sexual behavior Gay rights / Laws / Same-sex marriage Homophobia / Biphobia / Psychology Medical science / Gay community Two-Spirit / Violence against LGBT people History of the Gay Community Christianity ...

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• Homosexuality - Modern law
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• Homosexuality - Historical and geographical practices
• Homosexuality - Africa
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• Homosexuality - East Asia
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• Homosexuality - Modern Developments
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Callisto (IPA: /kəˈlɪstoʊ/, ka-lis'-toe, Greek Καλλιστώ) is a moon of the planet Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. It is the third-largest moon in the solar system, about the same size as the planet Mercury. Callisto moon - Name. Callisto is named after Callisto, one of Zeus's many love interests in Greek mythology. Although the name "Callisto" was suggested by Simon Marius soon after the moon's discovery, t ...

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Some view sexual orientation as not a matter of choice, but rather genetically or otherwise inherently determined. They reason that if an individual's attraction to members of the same sex is the result of heredity as is skin color and the shape of facial features, then it should not be a moral concern at all. They further argue that lesbians and gay men should enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals, ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Some religions, such as the majority of schools of Buddhism, believe that homosexuality and heterosexuality have no major differences. Neo-Pagan religions are almost unanimous in their acceptance of same-sex relationships as equal to heterosexual ones. Another New Age perspective, however, is that of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now. Starting with the idea that "the realization that you are 'different' from others may force you to disidentify from socially conditioned patterns of thought and behavior", he claims that being gay can help in the "quest for enlightenment", but only so ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Many gay right advocates draw parallels between homophobia and racism and sexism, saying just as Western society concluded that racism and sexism were immoral, it will eventually come to the same conclusion about discrimination based on sexual orientation. This is a sort of general argument against anti-homosexuality opinion - the idea is that it doesn't matter how correct "homophobes" think they are in their views or what their justifications are. Just as people were thoroughly convinced in the correctness of white racial or male sexual sup ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists. In societies where a majority religion is opposed to homosexuality, advocates for the rights of non-believers and gay-rights advocates become natural allies on certain political and cultural issues. However, being atheist, agnostic or secularist does not necessarily imply support for gay rights or approval of homosexuality. Various non-believers disapprove of homosexuality for various cultural, personal, and other non-religious reasons, and secular states, such as the c ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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One might almost say that the archaic Romans did not have myths. That is to say: until their poets began to borrow from Greek models in the later part of the Republic, the Romans had no sequential narratives about their gods comparable to the Titanomachy or the seduction of Zeus by Hera. What the Romans did have, however, were: a highly developed system of rituals, priestly colleges, and "clusters" of related gods. a rich set of historical myths about the foundation and rise of their city involving human actors, with occasional divine interventions. See also:

Roman mythology, Roman mythology - Nature of early Roman myth, Roman mythology - Early mythology about the gods, Roman mythology - Early mythology about Roman history, Roman mythology - Native Roman and Italic gods, Roman mythology - Foreign gods, Roman mythology - Major Roman deities, Roman mythology - Sources

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It is perhaps misleading to speak of "Greek religion" as a unified system of dogma or ritual; perhaps the most conspicuous aspect of the religions practised in the Greek city states is their overall variety and their localism. Different cities worshipped different deities, sometimes with epithets that specified their local nature; Athens had Athena; Sparta, Artemis; Corinth was a center for the worship of Aphrodite; Delphi and Delos had Apollo; Olympia had Zeus, and so on down to the smaller cities and towns. Identity of names was not even a ...

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Ancient Greek religion, Ancient Greek religion - Overview, Ancient Greek religion - Worship, Ancient Greek religion - Theology, Ancient Greek religion - Mystery religions, Ancient Greek religion - Suppression of paganism, Ancient Greek religion - Revival of paganism

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It is perhaps misleading to speak of "Greek religion." In the first place, the Greeks did not have a term for "religion" in the sense of a dimension of existence distinct from all others, and grounded in the belief that the gods exercise authority over the fortunes of human beings and demand recognition as a condition for salvation. The Greeks spoke of their religious doings as ta theia (literally, "things having to do with the gods"), but this loose usage did not imply the existence of any authoritative set of "beliefs." Indeed, the Greeks ...

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Ancient Greek religion, Ancient Greek religion - Overview, Ancient Greek religion - Worship, Ancient Greek religion - Theology, Ancient Greek religion - Mystery religions, Ancient Greek religion - Suppression of paganism, Ancient Greek religion - Revival of paganism

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Some religions believe that non-heterosexual behavior as well as orientation are sinful; others emphasize that it is only the bodily act or the act of deliberately cultivating fantasy that are sinful: in other words, only an engagement of the will. Religious opponents of equal rights for non-heterosexuals believe that supporting "pro-gay" legislation would constitute approval of homosexuality and bisexuality, by promoting willful acts of h ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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The record of pederastic practices, whether as a continuation of the Mediterranean traditions or as independent native traditions, as in China and Japan, expands greatly, dur to the better preservation of more recent literary and historical materials. Pederasty - Non-Western examples. Before the 20th century, relationships with a more or less pederastic element were the usual pattern of male same-sex love. In tenth-century China courting male couples consisted of the older ch’i hsiungSee also:

Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes

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Lesbians and gay men have been murdered, subjected to gross human rights violations, or otherwise persecuted under various jurisdictions, most notably by the Nazi regime (see History of Gays during the Holocaust). Persecution of lesbians and gay men is also common in conservative Islamic nations such as Saudi Arabia, where gay men have reportedly been beheaded, or forced into therapy. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan reportedly murdered lesbians and gay men by burying them alive. Prior to the repeal of laws regarding lesbians and gay men as ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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The view that homosexuality is moral, morally acceptable, or that morality does not apply come from religious groups, human rights groups, political groups, some governments, medical organizations, and gay rights groups. Predominantly, political support for this view comes from gay rights organizations that lobby governments across the world for better treatment of lesbians and gay men and equality. Entities such as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (USA), Stonewall and OutRage! (United Kingdom), Re ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Historically, homosexuality has often been linked in the public mind to other sexual behaviors, such as pedophilia, and even to serial murders. Homosexuality was listed in psychological manuals as one of many sexual disorders, and many attempts were made to treat it. This perception of homosexuality as a disease can in part be explained with psychology's roots in the theories of Sigmund Freud, who believed that early childhood influences determined the later sexual orientation of a person. Researchers concluded that children could be "made gay", deliberately ...

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Religion and sexual orientation, Religion and sexual orientation - Overview, Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions, Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict, Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality, Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality, Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements, Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change, Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors, Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups, Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists, Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic, Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism, Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism, Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion, Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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