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This paper considers the fact that many Christian groups have a problem with homosexuality and with giving homosexuals any rights tied to their sexual orientation in any way. The paper considers why this is so, the source of this antagonism, and the idea of Cosgrove concerning how a rule needs to have justification to analyze why the rule might not be applicable today.

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"Given recent conflict on the issue of homosexuality in the United States, it appears that many Christian groups have a problem with homosexuality and with giving homosexuals any rights tied to their sexual orientation in any way. This has emerged most recently with the issue of gay marriage, but even without the question of marriage, many Christian groups decry homosexuality as a sin and condemn the practice, with some claiming that it is chosen or learned behavior and not an innate trait, which is contrary to current scientific opinion. Some of the reasons why this is so lead to a consideration of how to consider the influence of scripture on such judgments."

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