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Originally Posted by danielf
Which then begs the question: Would it be 'wrong' according to God's law if two Gay people who don't practice their homosexuality raise a child together? In other words: Is it God's law that a child be raised by two people of differing gender?
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That's a darned fine question ...
In truth, I haven't really thought about it, as the question of homosexual orientation and homosexual practice tend not to be seen as different issues by society at large. The Bible is very clear on the issue that it is the practice that is forbidden. Being tempted is not a sin, but acting on temptation is.
Thinking this through a bit, there are all kinds of scenarios I can think of where a child might be brought up in a house with just men (or just women, which is possibly more likely), whether gay or not. I can't see how that could be 'wrong' in and of itself. However the Bible is clear on the point that the family unit is one man and one woman, joined together for the purpose of (amongst other things), the procreation of children. I myself have no idea whether a homosexual, but celibate, couple would want to bring up a child to believe that.