Baháʼí views on homosexuality: Difference between revisions

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Therefore, homosexuality is seen as something an individual must reconcile with, one of the many conflicts between the higher and lower nature of a human being, which must be battled with and overcome.

HomosexualitySome isBahá'ís oftencompare comparedhomosexuality alongsidewith heterosexual promiscuity., Baha'is often stressstressing the importance of absolute chastity for any un-married person, rather than the exclusive prohibition of homosexual relationships. The attitude is that the rules are the same for everyone, although this argument plays down the fact that while a chaste and faithful marriage is an acceptable outlet for heterosexuals, this avenue of sexual expression remains closed to homosexual Bahá'ís.

===Treatment of Homosexuals===