Homosexuality And Perspectives Of Different Religions.

The state of being a homosexual is not condemned but indulging one self into a homosexual activity is taken in an antagonistic fashion. The connection of homosexuality and religion varies with time and location.
Perceptions and disapproving attitudes of people and religion varies from being extremely opposed about this fact to accepting it easily. The groups of Jews and Christians who support the social existence of such people in their setup and even go as far as blessing them in martial vows.
In some areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America homosexuals and their activities are considered a taboo. The religions that strongly condemn homosexuality include Sikhism, Jewism, Christianity and Islam. These religions accept homosexuality orientation state as a state bestowed by god on man but they strongly disapprove of any homosexual relationship or activity. All such activities are considered sinful and people indulging in them are either banished or punished on hard ground rules set by the religion. How ever there are certain groups in these religions who accept homosexuality like Reform Judaism, the United Church of Christ and the Metropolitan Community Church.
Homosexuality has various concepts in Buddhism. There are three branches of Buddhism. Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. In Theravada there are monks and lays Buddhist. Monks are not allowed to indulge in any sort of activity be it homosexual or heterosexual. Whereas the lays act on certain moral values and rules. In the other two concepts of Buddhism the same rules apply.
In Christianity most preachers are of the school of thought that this act is highly sinful and punishable. These people can be accepted in the society but any sort of misconduct or ethically misbehavior is highly discouraged. Many scriptures of the bible prove this point of view like Samuel 2 (1:26), genesis (1:28), genesis (19) We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine. (1 Timothy 1:9-10)
Death penalty is the straight rule in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mauritania, Sudan, and Yemen for homosexuality. Hence it is proved that an open display of homosexuality is disregarded all over and religions respect those who maintain discretion about their homosexuality.