Monday, June 26, 2006

Of Homosexuality and the Abuse of Liturgy

The modern world finds orthodox Christians' non-acceptance of homosexual practice baffling because the modern world is anti-liturgical, and human sexuality is an inherently ritual/sacramental/liturgical reality. Sex is a rite, not a right--and like any rite it can be done wrong.

In other words, homosexual practice is not wrong because it is "icky" (there are many aspects of creation order--including heterosexual relations--that are, from one perspective or another, "icky"); rather, it is wrong because it is misappropriation and misuse of a ritual reality.

posted by Jeremy at 11:41 PM

2 Marginalia:

And what liturgical correction would you suggest a mother offer her son who loves to parade in a diaper and heels?

By  Anonymous, at 5:53 PM  

I would just laugh my ass off, affirming the right order of things.

By  Josh, at 7:11 AM  

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