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Indications that Jesus did have a homosexual orientation:

"In the Gospel of John, the disciple John frequently refers to himself
in the third person as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'." One might
argue that Jesus loved all of his followers in a non-sexual way. Thus
to identify Jesus' love for John in a special way might indicate a
sexual relationship. The disciple was "the" beloved. He was in a class
by himself.

During the Last Supper before Jesus' execution, the author(s) of the
Gospel of John describes how the "beloved" disciple laid himself on
Jesus' inner tunic -- his undergarment. See John 13:25 and 21:20.
Robert Goss, assistant professor of comparative religion at Webster
University in St. Louis, LA, noted that Jesus and the beloved
disciple: "... eat together, side by side. What's being portrayed here
is a pederastic relationship between an older man and a younger man. A
Greek reader would understand." Jesus appears to have loved all of
his male and female followers in a close, trusting, non-erotic manner.

On the other hand:

Some commentators have suggested that it was a common practice in
Judea at that time for heterosexual man to lay his head on another's
undergarment. Such behavior was common between two heterosexuals in an
emotionally close but non-erotic relationship during the first century
CE.

Jenny Stokes, research director for Saltshakers, a conservative
Christian group in Australia, said that there are five words for love
in Greek (the language in which the Gospels were written:

Agape: spiritual, unconditional love,
Eros: erotic love,
Philia: love between friends,
Storge: familial love.

The Gospel references to "the disciple whom Jesus loved" use the word
"agape." 3 Whether the authors originally used "eros" and the word
was subsequently changed is open to speculation.

"Jagannath" interprets the Gospels differently. He argues that Jesus
may have been bisexual. He wrote:

"In the Book of John a word is used eight times that means 'is
in love with' with the implication of sexual intimacy. Five times it
is used with reference to Jesus' relationship with John. Once it is
used to define Jesus' relationship with Lazarus. And it is also used
to describe his relationship with Mary and with her sister Martha." 7

During the crucifixion, in John 19:26-28, Jesus is described as seeing
his mother and an unidentified man: "the disciple standing by, whom he
loved." Again, Jesus probably loved all of his 12 or 70 disciples in a
non-sexual manner. But this particular disciple is identified as "the"
disciple who Jesus loved. That might indicate a special intimate
relationship with one special disciple.

The late Morton Smith, of Columbia University reported in 1958 that he
had found a fragment of a manuscript which at the Mar Saba monastery
near Jerusalem. It contained the full text of Mark, chapter 10.
Apparently the version that is in the Christian Scriptures is an
edited version of the original. Additional verses allegedly formed
part of the full version of Mark, and were inserted after verse 34. It
discusses how a young man, naked but for a linen covering, expressed
his love for Jesus and stayed with him at his place all night. More
details.

"J Richards" suggested that Mark 7:14-16 shows that Jesus approves of
homosexual acts. The critical phrase reads: "There is nothing from
without a man, that entering into him can defile him..." Richards
suggests that Jesus gave great emphasis to this teaching, directing it
to everyone. Richards suggests that the sentence refers to dietary
laws and also extends to "blood transfusions, medication, organ
transplants, and artificial insemination" and to homosexual acts as
well. 8

On the other hand, these words have historically been interpreted as
overturning the Mosaic law about eating,

Rollan McCleary, was awarded his doctorate from the University of
Queensland in Australia during 2003-MAY for his work researching the
sexual orientation of Jesus and his disciples. He obtained about
$33,000 US in funding from the government to finance his degree. He
concluded that Jesus and at least three of his disciples were gay. He
based this conclusion on excerpts from the Gospel of John and on
Jesus' astrological chart based on the approximate year, month, day
and place where he was born. But not even the year of Jesus' birth is
known. Many theologians have concluded that Jesus was born sometime in
the Fall, between 4 and 7 BCE. Also, there is disagreement about where
Jesus was born. Different theologians argue Bethlehem in Judea,
Nazareth, and Bethlehem in the Galilee. The task of creating an
astrological chart appears quite impossible. Dr. McCleary told
Australian Broadcasting Commission radio that, in the past, "one or
two queer theologians" had attempted to show Jesus was gay. "People
haven't taken them very seriously because they don't have any evidence
and they say things so sensationally that people are not really going
to listen or just be very angry. What I'm doing is showing a much more
theological and also astrological dimension on all this which will
make a lot more sense to people." 9 He has written a book based on his
doctoral thesis which was published in 2004. 18
bullet An anonymous webmaster wrote about a revelation that he
received during her/his daily prayer and meditation:

"Suddenly many aspects of the New Testament made sense. Jesus
never married. He preached love, tolerance, and forgiveness of sins.
He did not condemn and vilify as his so-called followers do today. He
surrounded himself with men whom he loved. The Bible says nothing of
Jesus' sexuality, yet we are taught that he was both divine and fully
man. Why did he never marry? Why is the New Testament silent about his
sexuality? It became so clear when I had the insight that Jesus was
probably gay and that He understood hatred and bigotry first-hand." 10

Unfortunately, this webmaster merely described a type of vision
that he/she had and did not provide any supporting evidence. It is
unlikely to be convincing to others. Unfortunately, the statement is
no longer online.

Mark 14:51-52 describes the incident when Jesus was arrested by the
religious police. It describes how one of Jesus' followers was
scantily dressed. The King James Version says he had a linen cloth
cast on his naked body; the size and location of the cloth is not
defined. The New International Version says that he was "wearing
nothing but a linen garment." When the police tried to seize him,
they were able to grab only his cloth; the man ran away naked.
Reverend Peter Murphy wrote: "We don't know from the sources what
really was going on, but we do know that something was very peculiar
between Jesus and young men." 11 (Emphasis in the original.)
bullet Michael Kelly wrote of Jesus' attitude towards a same-sex
couple as described in Matthew 8:5-13: and Luke 7:2: "One day a Roman
Centurion asked him to heal his dying servant. Scholars of both
Scripture and Ancient History tell us that Roman Centurions, who were
not permitted to marry while in service, regularly chose a favorite
male slave to be their personal assistant and sexual servant. Such
liaisons were common in the Greco-Roman world and it was not unusual
for them to deepen into loving partnerships....Jesus offered to go to
the servant, but the centurion asked him simply to speak a word of
healing, since he was not worthy to welcome this itinerant Jewish
teacher under his roof. Jesus responded by healing the servant and
proclaiming that even in Israel he had never found faith like this!
So, in the one Gospel story where Jesus encountered people sharing
what we would call a 'gay relationship,' we see him simply concerned
about -- and deeply moved by -- their faith and love." Kelly implies
that Jesus' sensitivity towards the gay couple might have arisen from
his own bisexual or homosexual orientation.

Some commentators argue from silence. They note that there is no
passage in the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) that directly
describes anything about Jesus' sexuality. There are many direct and
indirect references to Jesus' sensuality. He was accused of being a
"drunkard and a glutton" and of partying with "prostitutes and
sinners." He apparently enjoyed a tender foot massage from a woman.
Yet, neither Jesus' sexuality nor his celibacy is mentioned. Yet, sex
is referred to, elsewhere in the Bible, quite often. One might argue
that the books in the Christian Scriptures might have once described
Jesus' sexual relationships, but that these passages have been
vigorously censored by the later church because they were
unconventional.
bullet Other commentators have noted that Jesus is silent towards
homosexuality in the Gospels. Yet, Paul's opinions and those of many
other authors in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) are clearly
stated. They conclude that Jesus might have been gay. Odler Jeanlouie
speculated: "Is it meaningful that, in the Sermon on the Mount,
central to his teaching, he offered a one-way trip to the Kingdom of
God, to anyone who is persecuted?" 12

Public reactions to the suggestion that Jesus was gay:

Some indications of the anger displayed by Americans on this topic
include:
bullet Bomb threats and a promise to "burn the place to the ground"
sent to the Manhattan Theatre Club if they included the Terrance
McNally play Corpus Christi (The Body of Christ) in its 1998 schedule.
It portrayed Jesus and his disciples as a group of gays. The American
Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and
the Family Research Council organized a demonstration of over 3,000
Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians to protest the play being
shown in New York City. 13 The theatre first cancelled the play, then
reinstated it. In 1999-AUG, after being staged in New York City, it
completed a run at the Edinburgh Festival. Florida legislators
threatened to cut off funding for the Florida Atlantic University if
this same play was shown there.

Sheik Omar Bakri Muhammad, judge of the Shari'ah Court of the UK -- an
Islamic group -- issued a death fatwa against Terrence McNally. The
fatwa is not enforceable in the UK. However, "If he travels to an
Islamic state, then he would risk arrest and execution."

The protests have continued. A Roman Catholic group, America Needs
Fatima, a subgroup of TFP has distributed hundreds of signed,
preprinted postcards which protested the proposed 2004-MAR production
of "Corpus Christi," in Madison, WI. The group had previously been
successful in having the play canceled at a community college in Grand
Rapids, MI.

Over a million people wrote protest letters from 1984 to the end of
1985 against a non existent gay Jesus film. It was believed to have
portrayed Jesus as a bisexual who had an affair with Mary Magdalene.
By late 1984, the office of the Attorney general of Illinois was
receiving about 1,000 protest letters a week. The movie was a hoax --
a Christian urban legend. No trace of it was ever found.

On the other hand, a survey conducted by Talk Radio in London, UK, on
1997-DEC-14 found that:

51%% said that revelations of Jesus being a homosexual would not affect
their religious belief.
49%% said it would.

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