Homosexuality

Official Orthodox Statements

• SCOBA's Statement on Homosexual Unions
• Statement from the Coptic Orthodox Church
• On Same-Sex Unions - Epistle of the Clergy of the Western Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (2004)

Articles from an Orthodox Perspective

• The Homosexual Christian - by Fr. Thomas Hopko
• Gays and the Orthodox Church: Can I still join the Church if I'm a homosexual? - Fr. Ted Stylianopoulos
• Homosexuality and the Church - by V. Rev. William Caldaroni
• Orthodoxy, Homosexuality, the NCCC and the UFMCC - From Holy-Trinity.org
• Homosexuality and the Church - by H.H. Pope Shenouda III, also available in PDF format (495k)
• Christianity and Homosexuality: Russians Speak Out by Srdja Trifkovic, August 17, 2000

Personal Testimonies

• "I was in Hell" - A light-bearing post from Huw Raphael

Non-Orthodox Sources

• Considerations Regarding Proposals To Give Legal Recognition To Unions Between Homosexual Persons - from the Roman Catholic Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Recommended Books

• Straight & Narrow: Compassion & Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate by Thomas E. Schmidt. InterVarsity Press: 1995. (ISBN 0830818588)
• Homosexuality: A New Christian Ethic by Elizabeth R. Moberly. James Clarke Company: 1997. (ISBN 0227678508) (Orthodox author)

Other Resources

• NARTH
• Exodus International