I would like to preface this post by pointing out to all those who may be interested that "Trembling Before God", a movie about homosexuality and the Orthodox world, is available for free on hulu.com.
I saw the movie on Hulu, and it inspired me to write down some thoughts I've been having about homosexuality.
In the debate on gay rights, there is a huge debate on whether homosexuality is biologically determined or not. I believe this debate is irrelevant: If homosexuality is immoral, then there should be no legally sanctioned way of entering into an official homosexual relationship, whether or not it is biologically pre-determined. There are many immoral behaviors - including alcoholism, anti-social disorder (inability to feel empathy for people which often results in crime), murder and pedophilia, just to name a few - that are biologically pre-determined.
At the same time, if homosexuality is not immoral, then there is no reason not to have gay marriage - whether or not homosexuality is pre-determined by biology. There is nothing wrong with choosing homosexuality, if it is not an immoral act.
I also wonder, for the people who consider homosexuality immoral, why they oppose gay marriage. They consider the act of homosexuality immoral, yet not legalizing gay marriage will not prevent people from engaging in those acts. As a matter of fact, even criminalization of sodomy failed to prevent people from engaging in it. This is because sex is not something that can be regulated - unless the government wishes to place surveillance cameras in every bedroom. So preventing the legalization of gay marriage will not prevent the acts that these people consider immoral.
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