Summary Christian natural law is often sold as a neutral, rational framework that anyone—religious or not—should be able to accept. It claims to start from “human nature” and “reason” rather than scripture or revelation. But once you look closely, it turns out to rest on specifically Christian assumptions about God, creation, and purpose. It is […]
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Deconstructing The “Homosexuality Is Unnatural” Argument
Summary “Homosexuality is unnatural” is one of the Christian Right’s go‑to claims—because it sounds scientific while smuggling in a religious verdict. The script is simple: assert that same‑sex behavior doesn’t occur in nature, then declare it “against nature” and therefore wrong. When that factual claim collapses, the argument is often rebranded as “natural law,” as […]