HaRav Aharon Feldman #fundie #homophobia haravaharonfeldmanarticle.weebly.com

[These are only excerpts from a much larger homophobic screed.]

During the past century, Judaism's main antagonists have been the materialism of communism, the determinism of academia, and the absolute belief in human autonomy. Currently, however, one of the greatest ideological challenges to believing Jews is contemporary society's acceptance of homosexuality as normal behavior.

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[T]here can be no public recognition that might indicate that such behavior is in any way acceptable. The prohibition of chilul Hashem forbids even individuals, and a Jewish community all the more so, from condoning transgressions of Torah law. In practical terms, this would dictate, for example, that an Orthodox Shul should not permit someone who publicly and proudly flaunts his homosexuality to receive any recognition or honors in its services. To do so translates in the public's mind into a condoning of the lifestyle that he himself seeks to intertwine into his public persona.

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But assuming, arguendo, that "gay" advocates are correct and that there exists a possibility of harm resulting from the attempt to change one's sexual orientation, a homosexual faithful to Halacha must still seek such therapy. If a Jew is obligated to even give up his life rather than commit a homosexual act, doesn't it stand to reason that he should be willing to undergo the risk of harm to avoid it?

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It cannot be gainsaid that a homosexual for whom therapy is unsuccessful will suffer the deprivation of his ability to fulfill a basic human desire, and that is deeply painful. But the Creator of man has told us through His Torah that the homosexual act has so devastating an effect on the inner self and causes such deep spiritual harm, that the alternative, destroying one's inner life as both a Jew and a human, is worse.

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