Homoseksualitāte -- Izaicinājums Kristiešiem: Homosexuality--a Challenge to Christians.
The author examines the reasons why so many Christians in Latvia have responded with open animosity to a demonstration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Rīga during the event "Pride 2005", and appeals for a self-critical approach based on facts instead of prejudices and f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Latvian |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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| In: |
Cel̜š
Year: 2009, Issue: 59, Pages: 211-223 |
| Further subjects: | B
Christians
B Sexual Orientation B LATVIA B Everyday Life B Biblical Studies B PROTESTANT fundamentalism B HOMOSEXUALITY in the Bible B LGBTQ+ communities B Prejudices |
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| Summary: | The author examines the reasons why so many Christians in Latvia have responded with open animosity to a demonstration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Rīga during the event "Pride 2005", and appeals for a self-critical approach based on facts instead of prejudices and fundamentalist ways of reading the Bible. Starting with some observations about the main factors that influence the popular perception of homosexuality in Latvia, the author concludes that there is a discrepancy between the almost hysterical attention towards homosexuality and its place in the Bible, and the everyday life. Possible explanations of this discrepancy are political manipulation, a one-sided reading of the Bible, as well as unconscious fears. If the churches do not agree to discuss the questions related with homosexuality in an open way, without threats and sanctions, they are responsible for scapegoatism. This will only lead to new suffering and radicalization on both sides. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cel̜š
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