We learned about how homosexuality is not allowed in Judaism.
It simply does not make sense to me that God would create a human to be homosexual, but then forbid him to follow his one true desire in life. I do not believe that this is one of God's tests and challenges since it is beyond logical and not to be compared to other things.
I had this idea. What if the torah simply meant, do not be homosexual without any reason and desire. This means, that people should not go around experiencing (since many people decide in one point during their life that they should maybe try this out since it is fun and exciting (don't ask me where the fun in that is- I personally do not see it either), but some people are like that. Therefore God wanted to tell those people they should not experience this way, but everyone should follow their true desires...
What do you guys think?
PLEASE READ THE CAPSLOCKED PARAGRAPH AT THE END OF THE POST. I am bothered by this as well but as i dont know how to answer you i did some digging.
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http://judaism.about.com/od/homosexualityandjudaism/a/samesex.htm
According to Boteach, homosexual acts are wrong simply because the Torah says they are wrong, and not because they are an aberration or sickness. Sexuality as a whole is instinctive, and both heterosexuality and homosexuality are natural. Then why does G-d say that heterosexual love is holy and homosexual love is an abomination? Heterosexual love is the way the human race propagates itself. G-d demands that we regulate our sexual activity so that we will lead happier lives and fulfill our commitments to our communities.
The Torah is against homosexual acts, not homosexual people. Judaism and G-d love all people. Boteach reminds us that the Torah also calls eating non-kosher food 'to'evah', an abomination. The word 'to'evah' in the Torah does not depict a social repulsion.
Furthermore, the Torah condemns the homosexual act, not homosexual love or the homosexual urge. "Judaism does not prohibit or in any way look down upon homosexual love. In the eyes of Judaism the love between two men or two women can be as natural as the love between a man and a woman. What it does prohibit is homosexual intercourse."
Boteach recommends the Jewish approach to homosexuality focus on the benefits of heterosexuality, rather than on the repulsion of homosexuality.
I CANNOT POST THIS NEXT ONE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WAY TO LONG, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ IT IF YOU TRULY WANT ANSWERS BECAUSE IT HAS SOME INTERESTING POINTS THAT ALEXA POINTED OUT IN HER POST "JUDAISM IS GENIUS"
THIS MAN SAYS SOME VERY SMART THINGS, SO PLEASE READ.
http://judaism.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=judaism&cdn=religion&tm=4&f=10&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&st=11&zu=http%3A//www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/homosexuality-and-judaism.htm