I agree that it’s not easy to explain sexuality. This is perhaps one of the greatest challenges parents have to face, and it is something I will have to think about seriously in a matter of years. Perhaps when it comes down to the crunch, I will eventually revise my current opinion.

Indeed, I suppose that homosexual sex is the key problem here. In fact, Section 377A deals with intercourse and not homosexuality per se. However, I still think that there is room for greater acceptance of different lifestyle choices.

Thanks for your reply. I’m not convinced that it is so easy to explain “sexuality” (or “sexual identity”) to kids but since we are discussing a purely hypothetical situation (seeing how our national pledge is not likely to change in the near future), we’ll just leave it as that.

Anyway, my previous thoughts on this topic here – http://www.musings.per.sg/2005/03/86.

As for your comments on homosexuality and sex, I agree that a distinction can be drawn between celibate and non-celibate homosexual relationships. My guess is that fewer people will object to the former than the latter. The Biblical injunction, as I understand, is also against homosexual sex and not, I suppose, a very close relationship between males.

I don’t think you need to explain what sex is to kids. What you need to explain is gender. I would explain the norm, i.e. males like females and vice-versa, followed by an explanation of love and why humans from different genders get together and commit to each other. I will also say that while majority of people are like that, there are some people who like people of their own gender and want to commit to each other. I think homosexuality and sex (correct me if I misunderstood you but I think you mean the act of having sex and not gender) are two totally separate matters.

Ideally, with a straight face. =)

It just goes to show as much as some neo-cons like to wrongly conflate Islamic teachings and terrorism for their own insidious purposes, there are people who conflate Christian beliefs and homosexuality as well. So in the end, religion is not exactly about God or whatever higher being but more for propagating and justifying certain views, even if those views are contrary to the religious teachings.

Rather interesting view on Jesus. Unfortunately the Inquisition is unlikely to take to kindly of the view. Rationality has never been one of their strong suits.