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7.6.15

The basic rule about homosexuality is that of what is called an ערווה. Those are the forbidden relations of Leviticus. Most of them have the death penalty when done in front of two witnesses. If done accidentally then they have to bring a sin offering to the Temple in Jerusalem. If there is no Temple then they have to build it and then bring the sin offering.

People's opinions are not relevant as far as the Torah is concerned.
This rule does not change even if people desire to change the rule or transgress it. The reason for this is that the rules of the Torah are forever. They don't become nullified if someone keeps them o keeps them perfectly or disobeys them. They remain fixed. And these rules are in fact rules. They are not good advice. The reason Christians get mixed up with this  that many rules of the Torah are personal codes of conduct. Many are exactly what Christians think: moral rules. But not all of them are moral rules. Many are laws that are meant to be enforced by a court of law. and the Torah requires us to make courts of law to enforce these rules.  But that is the sole function of the courts.They can't make new rules. they can't add or subtract. They are allowed however to make temporary provisions in order that the rules of the Torah should not be infringed on.


Of course there are other rules in the Torah and it does take a good deal of effort to learn them.
For this reason I suggest having an hour session every day to get through the Oral and Written Law.
That is the Old Testament and the Talmud Bavli and the Jerusalem Talmud--page after page in order, from the beginning to the end.