Homosexuality

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with their parents during the sensitive stages of growth.(IBID) So depending on what kind of nurturing a child receives will determine whether they will grow up to become homosexuals. Homosexuality is a very controversial subject. Some people do not accept it as well as do others. Things that affect a society are the 5 institutions: religion, family, education, politics, and economy. Religion is one institution that has strong influence on homosexuality. Two religions used in this research paper are Mormon and Christian. Mormons consider homosexuality very sinful. They believe that one should love the sinner hate the sin.(www1) In the Bible, read by Christians, it considers homosexual actions wrong.(Bender, 204) In the New Testament of the Bible, Paul says that homosexuality is way for people to turn their backs away from God. It also says that this is leading away from what is "natural".(IBID) Christian parents have said that child having a homosexual relationship is a painful problem to face.(IBID, 199) If a teen is having feelings that he might be gay and is trying to cope with those feelings, they see that they will have to deal with the society's hostile attitudes about homosexuals. (Nardo, 65) Parents often hope and pray that their child will grow up to be "normal". This does not always happen and causes frustration in the family.(Bender, 199) If a homosexual's family is against homosexuality they will stay in the "closet" (keep their feelings secret) to avoid letting their family down or to avoid being mistreated or excluded. Families suffer from homophobia, or fear of homosexuals. This leads to the social disease of gay bashing.(Basso, 215) Schools are typically hostile environments for homosexual youths. Schools are not prepared to deal with the various sexual orientations of students. Staff members often view homosexual youths negatively. Peers also share the same bias as do the school staff.(Nardo, 65) This makes teenagers f...