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First, let’s talk about words. Say the word ‘heterosexuality.’ What comes to mind? It’s hard to think of something, right? Maybe you have a faint remembrance of dating in high school, or the faces of special opposite-gender people in your life, but generally the word has no specific “jumps-out-at-you” meaning. I’m fairly certain your mind didn’t think about rape, child molestation, or adultery, did it? And it’s doubtful if any particular Bible verses came to mind either.

Now, say the word ‘homosexuality.’ What comes to mind? For most people, I’ll bet, the most common picture that pops up is a cloudy but very negative impression of the most abnormal and indecent behavior one can imagine. It’s different for everyone, but the H-word usually conjures up the last joke you heard on the subject, or a past time when you were offended by what you regarded as inappropriate behavior, or the impassioned instruction of your parents, pastor, or teacher that such activity is the most despicable conduct imaginable. For many people, certain Bible passages stand out as clearly rebuking what that word stands for, in their minds, that is.

We just can’t seem to accept the H-word with the same neutrality we give to hetero-sexuality. Will the time ever come when both words are equally non-threatening? I believe they will, but not until the subject below is addressed openly and thoroughly.