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Mike Johnson: 'My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor" (slrpnk.net)
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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There is nothing in the Dharma about homosexuality and Buddhist are generally accepting of it. Confucianism is not against it either, just the concept of not procreating as your duty to family.

Christians, on the other hand, have been putting homosexuals to death for a long time. I think my original point stands.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Buddhist sexual proscriptions ban homosexual sexual activity and heterosexual sex through orifices other than the vagina, including masturbation or other sexual activity with the hand. Buddhist proscriptions also forbid sex at certain times - such as during full and half moon days, the daytime, and during a wife's menstrual period or pregnancy - or near shrines or temples. Adultery is considered sexual misconduct, but the hiring of a female prostitute for penile-vaginal sex is not, unless one pays a third party to procure the person.

From a "Buddhist point of view," lesbian and gay sex "is generally considered sexual misconduct," the Dalai Lama told reporters at a press conference a day earlier.

How many predominantly Buddhist countries have legalized gay marriage?

While there may be nothing the Buddha said about homosexuality, actual Buddhist practice and belief is not solely based on textual sayings in the Pali Canon.