Religious and Moral Issues in Working with Homosexual Clients

TLDR: The biblical evidence and current theological arguments about homosexuality are examined, maintaining the position that the church as a whole will benefit greatly from the liberation of gay men and lesbians from oppression.

Abstract: While strict moral and religious neutrality in psychotherapy is problematic at best, the therapist working with homosexual clients particularly needs clarity about her or his own moral and religious assumptions, together with knowledge of the Judeo-Christian tradition on the subject. This article examines the biblical evidence and current theological arguments about homosexuality. Christianity as an incarnationalist faith is a sex-affirming religion with positive resources for lesbians and gay men. An analysis of homophobia concludes, maintaining the position that the church as a whole will benefit greatly from the liberation of gay men and lesbians from oppression.