Homosexuality and Religion
Kyle Wright
Eng-122
Richard Courtney
02/20/2012
Is homosexuality a genetic trait we’re born with, or do we choose this lifestyle? Is it a lack of father and a more involved mother? Why do people think this is abnormal? There are so many questions that people have about homosexuality, their beliefs on it, and why they think it is wrong or right. I have heard so many people say, “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” Why does religion have a profound effect on why people believe that homosexuality is wrong; that homosexuals are automatically doomed to hell? Gay people have lived a daunting life for centuries because people think that being homosexual is out of the “norm” and that God created everyone to procreate. God created everyone equal, and he taught us to love one another. People often wonder, and I have personally been told this,” that people choose this lifestyle. The story,” Foundations of the Earth”, provides the reader with a vivid image on religion and homosexuality. People use religion to answer many of life’s problems, especially when it comes to moral topics such as homosexuality; whether it’s right or wrong, negative or positive.
Randall Kenan was the author of the book called “Foundations of the Earth.” He was born in Brooklyn New York on March 12th, 1963. He wrote non-fiction and fiction regarding what is was like to be a gay African American man living in the southern United States. Kenan Identifies himself as a gay African American. Kenan graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in English and Writing, and moved on to teach at Universities across the country. He has won many rewards with his writing, including “Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, the Sherwood Anderson Award, the John Dos Passos Award, and the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.” (Wikipedia) The story, “Foundations of the Earth,” involved an African American grandmother named Maggie MacGowan Williams who
Eng-122
Richard Courtney
02/20/2012
Is homosexuality a genetic trait we’re born with, or do we choose this lifestyle? Is it a lack of father and a more involved mother? Why do people think this is abnormal? There are so many questions that people have about homosexuality, their beliefs on it, and why they think it is wrong or right. I have heard so many people say, “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” Why does religion have a profound effect on why people believe that homosexuality is wrong; that homosexuals are automatically doomed to hell? Gay people have lived a daunting life for centuries because people think that being homosexual is out of the “norm” and that God created everyone to procreate. God created everyone equal, and he taught us to love one another. People often wonder, and I have personally been told this,” that people choose this lifestyle. The story,” Foundations of the Earth”, provides the reader with a vivid image on religion and homosexuality. People use religion to answer many of life’s problems, especially when it comes to moral topics such as homosexuality; whether it’s right or wrong, negative or positive.
Randall Kenan was the author of the book called “Foundations of the Earth.” He was born in Brooklyn New York on March 12th, 1963. He wrote non-fiction and fiction regarding what is was like to be a gay African American man living in the southern United States. Kenan Identifies himself as a gay African American. Kenan graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in English and Writing, and moved on to teach at Universities across the country. He has won many rewards with his writing, including “Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers Award, the Sherwood Anderson Award, the John Dos Passos Award, and the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.” (Wikipedia) The story, “Foundations of the Earth,” involved an African American grandmother named Maggie MacGowan Williams who
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